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Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway
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GALLOWA' HILLS
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Lyr Add: The Hills o' Gallowa' (2)
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Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway DigiTrad: GALLOWA' HILLS Related thread: Lyr Add: The Hills o' Gallowa' (2) |
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Subject: MUS ADD: Gallowa' Hills From: John in Brisbane Date: 25 Nov 98 - 07:30 PM Tune missing from the DT: Regards
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Subject: ADD: The Braes of Galloway From: Jack Campin Date: 14 May 09 - 10:14 AM This was new to me. Seems to be the original of "The Gallowa Hills". From Charles Rogers, "The Scottish Minstrel", 1870. The Braes of Galloway (William Nicholson, 1782-1849) [Tune: "White Cockade"] O lassie, wilt thou gang wi' me, And leave thy frien's i' th' south countrie- Thy former frien's and sweethearts a', And gang wi' me to Gallowa'? O Gallowa' braes they wave wi' broom, And heather-bells in bonnie bloom; There's lordly seats, and livin's braw, Amang the braes o' Gallowa'! There's stately woods on mony a brae, Where burns and birds in concert play; The waukrife echo answers a', Amang the braes o' Gallowa'. The simmer shiel I'll build for thee Alang the bonnie banks o' Dee, Half circlin' roun' my father's ha', Amang the braes o' Gallowa'. When autumn waves her flowin' horn, And fields o' gowden grain are shorn, I'll busk thee fine, in pearlins braw, To join the dance in Gallowa'. At e'en, whan darkness shrouds the sight, And lanely, langsome is the night, Wi' tentie care my pipes I'll thraw, Play "A' the way to Gallowa'." Should fickle fortune on us frown, Nae lack o' gear our love should drown; Content should shield our haddin' sma', Amang the braes o' Gallowa'. Come while the blossom's on the broom, And heather bells sae bonnie bloom; Come let us be the happiest twa On a' the braes o' Gallowa'! The modern tune, though, is a variant of the pipe march "Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle". I wonder how that happened? |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: Joe Offer Date: 14 May 09 - 06:36 PM The tune for "Gallowa Hills" that's in the Digital Tradition and in John's post above, is certainly not either version of "The White Cockade" that we have. Does anybody know the name of this tune? I like it a lot. Ray Fisher and Jean Redpath did wonderful recordings of "Gallowa Hills," using this tune (click). Click here for the Robert Burns "White Cockade." Click here for "White Cockade (They Advanced Me)." -Joe- |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: Jack Campin Date: 14 May 09 - 07:08 PM The tune John posted is close to the one usually sung these days for "The Hills o Gallowa", i..e. it's a version of "Campbell's Farewell". The MIDI and the ABC aren't quite the same. I'd assumed that the tune was first used for that song and that Campbell's Farewell was the adaptation, but maybe it was the other way round. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: Joe Offer Date: 14 May 09 - 08:05 PM Hmmm. I haven't compared the ABC and MIDI. They came from the same source, so they should have been the same. "The Braes of Galloway" can be found in The Harp of Caledonia (1821). Also in Tales in Verse (1828) by William Nicholson himself. -Joe- |
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Subject: ADD Version: The Gallowa' Hills^^^ From: GUEST,Dave MacKenzie Date: 14 May 09 - 08:17 PM THE GALLOWA' HILLS^^^ For I'll tak' my plaidie, contentit tae be, A wee bit kiltit abuin my knee, An' I'll gie my pipes anither blaw An' I'll gang oot o'er the hills tae Gallowa'. Oh the Gallowa' Hills are covered wi' broom, Wi' heather bells an' bonny doon; Wi' heather bells an' riveries a', An' I'll gang oot o'er the hills tae Gallowa'. For say bonnie lassie, it's will ye come wi' me Tae share your lot in a strange country, Tae share your lot when doon fa's a', An' I'll gang oot o'er the hills tae Gallowa'. For I will sell my rock, I'll sell my reel, I'll sell my Grannie's spinnin' wheel, I will sell them a' when doon fa's a', An' I'll gang oot o'er the hills tae Gallowa'. As sung by Jeannie Robertson on Collector EP JES 1, "The Gallowa' Hills". The notes to Jeannie's Lismore LP LIFL 7001 "Up the Dee an doon the Don" (which I assume were writtem by Hamish Henderson) state "Now world famous, because Jeannie's singing carried it far and wide, this song is a variant of one composed by Willie Nicholson, a gangrel musician who roamed the Galloway braes in the early years of the 19th century, blowing the Lowland (or "caul' wind") pipes. Willie's composition has in it the elements of an older Jacobite song." |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: Joe Offer Date: 14 May 09 - 08:23 PM Hi, Dave- I'm going to mark your post with the redundant, triple-winged harvesting birdie because it's so close to the Ray Fisher version already in the Digital Tradition, but I think it's good that you posted the Jeannie Robertson version. -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: GUEST,leeneia Date: 15 May 09 - 08:13 AM "Does anybody know the name of this tune?" Hi, Joe. The tune you asked about is a member of the Campbell's Farewell Supergroup. I've seen this tune in a harp book as 'Campbell's Farewell - Scottish.' I've seen it in the Fiddler's Fakebook as 'Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap - Old Time.' Above, Jack Campin refers to it as a pipe tune, 'Campbell's Farewell to Red Castle.' I play it on the piano. It's an interesting tune because it's in the key of D yet has no D chord in the accompaniment. No Bm, either. I would say that most of it is in the Mixolydian mode. Now I'm going to submit John in Brisbane's ABC to the Tune-o-tron, master his version, and see how it sounds on the dulcimer. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: GUEST,Dave MacKenzie Date: 15 May 09 - 08:19 PM As far as I know, Ray Fisher and practically everybody else of her and my generation learnned it off Jeannie. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: GUEST,leeneia Date: 17 May 09 - 03:07 PM Does anybody else here play any form of Campbell's Farewell? I'd be interested in knowing what other versions there are. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: Jack Campin Date: 17 May 09 - 05:17 PM I play the pipe march version of "Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle", pretty much as the Scots Guards book has it - it's a very common session tune in Scotland. The Cabar Feidh pipe collection (Queen's Own Highlanders) has The Galloway Hills as a slow march, almost the same as the usual version of the song. No composer is named for either. The castle at Redcastle (near Beauly in north-east Scotland) has been derelict for about 200 years, but I think they used to hold a piping competition there in the late 19th century, and I vaguely remember the tune relates to a celebrated piper of the time who competed there. There is also a 6/8 march "Redcastle" which is completely unrelated to "Campbell's Farewell". |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: GUEST,leeneia Date: 19 May 09 - 12:49 AM Thanks for the info, Jack. I've visited Beauly, but I didn't see the red castle. As this page shows, little remains of it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/whereilive/coast/stages.shtml?walk=perthandtayside&stage=7 It would be interesting to watch the birds there, but I'd advise against standing near that left edge. It looks ready to come down any day. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: GUEST Date: 22 Jan 12 - 02:45 PM I live in Galloway now, but learnt the song ( similar to Ray Fisher's version) from John Stewart, brother of 'old' Davie Stewart, much recorded and wonderful Scots street singer & busker. John lived in Cotton Street in Aberdeen when I met him (1968/9?) but he had some great songs |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: Ross Campbell Date: 22 Jan 12 - 08:14 PM The Red Castle that Leeneia linked to is in Angus, on the east coast. Redcastle near Beauly, Ross-shire (scroll down for pics, as it was in 1950, and in ruins in 1995 [and presumably now]) |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: GUEST,Will Gillies Date: 07 Feb 20 - 10:55 PM I'm ni much knowledgeable on folk music but I first heard this song in a recording of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band from Detroit, 30th of November 1975. Alex would sing it, and some of the lyrics had changed, but in essence, they were the same. He would sing it with a PIPER next to him. This was at a rock and roll concert and it was slightly a slower, more melancholy tempo than the other versions, perhaps to show the sadness in the meaning of the song of a man leaving his homeland to start a new life in a far off land. America, maybe Canada. Anyway, thought I'd share the anecdote, thanks for your time, folks, have a grand day. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: Tattie Bogle Date: 09 Feb 20 - 05:36 AM Re Leeneia's comment if over 10 years ago about the key for "Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle" it is usually written in A mixolydian: this only has 2 sharps in the scale, as the Gs are all naturals. So this then becomes a bone of contention as to how you write the key signature, and has oft been argued about! 1. Pipers do not usually use any accidentals in their scores. 2. Classically trained musicians would probably use an A major key sig of 3 sharps, and then write natural signs in front of all the Gs in the tune. 3. Trad musicians often use a 2 sharp key sig, which might lead your classical musician to think the tune is in D maj or B min (maybe what you saw Leeneia?) Trad musicians may prefer this as it helps them to decde which whistle or moothie works best for that scale/tune. 4. Compromise situation: key sig shows F and C sharps and G natural! Btw Redcastle is all one word. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: GUEST,Rory Date: 01 Nov 23 - 06:31 AM The Braes of Galloway, by William Nicholson, published in the first edition of his 'Tales, in verse, and miscellaneous poems: descriptive of rural life and manners', 1814, pp.220-222. Tales in verse (1814) |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: GUEST,Rory Date: 01 Nov 23 - 06:43 AM Recording Song: The Braes of Galloway Artist: Jo Miller & Robyn Stapleton Album: A' the way to Galloway (2023) The Braes of Galloway Oh lassie wilt thou gang wi me And leave thy friens i the sooth countrie Thy former friens and sweethearts a’ An gang wi me tae Gallowa? Oh Gallowa braes they wave wi broom An heather bells in bonnie bloom There’s lordly seats an livins braw Amang the braes o Gallowa There’s stately wuids on mony a brae Where burns and birds in concert play An the waukrife echo answers a’ Amang the braes o Gallowa The simmer shiel I’ll build for thee Alang the bonnie banks o Dee Half circlin roun my faither’s ha Amang the braes o Gallowa When Autumn waves her flowin horn And fields o gowden grain are shorn I’ll busk thee in fine pearlins braw Tae join the dance in Gallowa At e’en when darkness shrouds the sight And lanely, langsome is the night Wi tentie care my pipes I’ll thraw Play “A’ the way to Gallowa Should fickle fortune on us frown Nae lack o gear our love should drown Content should shield oor haudin sma Amang the braes o Gallowa Come, while the blossom’s on the broom And heather bells sae bonnie bloom Come, let us be the happiest twa On a’ the braes o Gallowa |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: GUEST,Rory Date: 01 Nov 23 - 06:31 AM The Braes of Galloway, by William Nicholson, published in the first edition of his 'Tales, in verse, and miscellaneous poems: descriptive of rural life and manners', 1814, pp.220-222. Tales in verse (1814) |
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Subject: RE: Origins: The Gallowa Hills/The Braes of Galloway From: GUEST,Rory Date: 01 Nov 23 - 06:43 AM Recording Song: The Braes of Galloway Artist: Jo Miller & Robyn Stapleton Album: A' the way to Galloway (2023) The Braes of Galloway Oh lassie wilt thou gang wi me And leave thy friens i the sooth countrie Thy former friens and sweethearts a’ An gang wi me tae Gallowa? Oh Gallowa braes they wave wi broom An heather bells in bonnie bloom There’s lordly seats an livins braw Amang the braes o Gallowa There’s stately wuids on mony a brae Where burns and birds in concert play An the waukrife echo answers a’ Amang the braes o Gallowa The simmer shiel I’ll build for thee Alang the bonnie banks o Dee Half circlin roun my faither’s ha Amang the braes o Gallowa When Autumn waves her flowin horn And fields o gowden grain are shorn I’ll busk thee in fine pearlins braw Tae join the dance in Gallowa At e’en when darkness shrouds the sight And lanely, langsome is the night Wi tentie care my pipes I’ll thraw Play “A’ the way to Gallowa Should fickle fortune on us frown Nae lack o gear our love should drown Content should shield oor haudin sma Amang the braes o Gallowa Come, while the blossom’s on the broom And heather bells sae bonnie bloom Come, let us be the happiest twa On a’ the braes o Gallowa |
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