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Lyr Req: Wee Magic Stane (Johnny McEvoy) DigiTrad: THE WEE MAGIC STANE Related thread: Lyr Req: The Wee Magic Stane (55) |
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Subject: Lyric req: Destiny Stone From: havardr@hotmail.com Date: 07 Jun 97 - 12:21 PM Hi. I'm looking for the lyrics of "The Destiny Stone/Stane", concerning the abduction of the stone of Scone from Westminister Abbey in the early fifties. It's set to the same tune as "The Old Orange Flute" and start with "The Dean of Westminister's a powerful man..." |
Subject: Lyr Add: WEE MAGIC STANE (Johnny McEvoy) From: Murray Date: 08 Jun 97 - 01:49 AM The song was published originally in a little booklet called "Sangs o' the Stane", n.d. but must be 1951, ascribed to Johnny McEvoy, a Glasgow singer. I have heard since that it's actually by Josh MacRae, who does exist, also from Glasgow. Words & music are in Norman Buchan's anthology "101 Scottish Songs". Here it is as I remember it:
Oh the Dean o Westminster was a powerful man
Noo the stane had great poo'rs that could dae sic a thing,
Sae the polis went beetlin way up to the north,
The Provost o Glasgow, Sir Victor by name,
When the Dean o Westminster wi this was acquaint,
Sae he quarried a stane o the very same stuff,
When the reivers fand oot what Westminster had done,
But the cream o the joke still remains to be telt,
Sae if ever ye come on a stane wi a ring, [This goes to the first half of the "Ould Orange Flute", or to the practically identical "Villikins".] There are other songs in the original booklet, but none has lasted (or deserves to last, let's face it), but this one, which I count a real classic. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wee Magic Stane (Josh McRae?) From: Felipa Date: 13 Sep 20 - 05:47 PM "Josh MacRae (17 July 1933 – 1977) was a Scottish folk singer. His actual name was Iain Macrae, but he called himself Josh after the blues musician Josh White..." info found on a BBC site but attributed to Wikipedia. DT attribution to Johnny McEvoy is probably incorrect (I think McEvoy started composing songs later), the stone was stolen on Christmas Day 1950 not 1951 according to accounts I've been reading. And the right stone was definitely found according to Ian Hamilton, one of the theives, interviewed circa 2008. It was a rather amazing exploit. The four students who stole the stone were not charged, for fear that a court case would encourage support for Scottish nationalists and lead to public unrest. One of the students even became a lawyer. http://www.thesonsofscotland.co.uk/istolestoneofdestiny.htm okay, now I'm going to start a new thread with lyrics of Òran na Cloiche (song of the stone) |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wee Magic Stane (Johnny McEvoy) From: Jack Campin Date: 14 Sep 20 - 02:31 AM I have three editions of the Rebels Ceilidh Song Book, one of which is probably the first. The author is "John McEvoy" in all of them. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wee Magic Stane (Johnny McEvoy) From: Jack Campin Date: 14 Sep 20 - 02:59 AM Are John McEvoy and Johnny McEvoy the same person? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wee Magic Stane (Johnny McEvoy) From: Jim McLean Date: 14 Sep 20 - 04:27 AM Yes, definitely written by John McEvoy, sometimes called Johnny. He went to Canada soon after writing this .... his one and only composition. Interestingly, in the original and subsequent printings of the song, the melody given is 'The Ould (sic) Orange Flute' showing the religious proclivity of the publishers. The original tune is known as Villikens and his Dinah. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wee Magic Stane (Johnny McEvoy) From: Richard Mellish Date: 14 Sep 20 - 06:13 AM I recommend the book. It's a great tale. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wee Magic Stane (Johnny McEvoy) From: Gallus Moll Date: 14 Sep 20 - 09:16 PM Ian Hamilton became a lawyer. He lives near Oban. |
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