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Thread #15279   Message #137057
Posted By: Reiver 2
16-Nov-99 - 07:39 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Shores of Sutherland (Jim McLean)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Shores of Sutherland
Susanne -- My recording is by Gaberlunzie (Robin Watson and Gordon Menzies) called "Freedom's Sword". (Do you know of them?) It's a great song, very moving and powerful in my opinion. I think you'll like it! It's been a while since I read John Prebble's "Highland Clearances" -- I'll have to get it out and read it again. Are you familiar with his whole 4 volume set, "Fire and Sword: The Destruction of the Clans" which includes "Glencoe", "Culloden" and "Mutiny" along with The Clearance?

Which makes me think: has there been a thread here on Glencoe in the past? Now there's a song to stir emotions! Probably the stupidest and most embarrassing thing I've ever done in my life was to play a tape of that song for a neighbor up in British Columbia, who invited me to visit and play some of my collection of Scottish songs. Their name was Campbell. I was fortunate to get out of there alive!