Can I weigh in with a different (and possibly earlier) version of the "Come By The Hills" song that this thread is meant to be about. I have just bought a French ep with Ted Furey and Patsy Whelan singing this song. I believe this to be from the early to mid 1960s, but it might be from the early to mid 70s. Who knows when Ted and Patsy were in L'Orient for the festival?
Also people have mentioned that the lyrics were written by Gordon Smith, was this W. Gordon-Smith or Gordon "hank" Smith who was also a radio presenter in Shetland and musician and band leader at a time when Aly Bain was still in short trousers and playing in his band.