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Thread #5264   Message #1184189
Posted By: Jim McLean
12-May-04 - 05:43 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: A Gordon for Me (Robert Wilson)
Subject: RE: lyr: A Gordon for Me - scottish folk song
Yes, in Scotland it is considered Music Hall. Robert Wilson was a popular 'Kiltie' singer who had big hits in Scotland with ' Down in the Glen' and that type. Kind of heather and haggis, romanticising Scotland. A Gordon for Me was written in the 50's I would say and recorded by Jimmy Shand as part of a Scottish Medley for accordian. I knew Robert Wilson's son but haven't seen him for a few years, but his father's songs and style were more for the every day Scot and would never be considered 'Folk'