OK... I tried to post this earlier before the whole thing blew up..

Welcome to the Mudcat, Eddi.

Jim McLean is characteristically modest, and I'll therefore blow his trumpet for him.
The song about the Barras he wrote is the one with the chorus
"The Barras, oh the Barras, They're no in Rome or Paris..."
That might be the one you're looking for.

In addition Jim wrote "The Glencoe Massacre" aka "Cruel was the Snow"
and "Smile In Your Sleep" aka "Hush, hush"
I think apart from Burns, I've heard more Jim McLean songs wrongly described as "Traditional" than any other writer. That has to be a tribute to the timeless way that Jim has with a tune and a lyric.

As for the other one, 'WHEN I LEAVE AULD GLESGA BEHIND' - I'll see if anyone of the regulars from the Café Source singing sesh can recall it.

Cheers


Steven