Lyr Req: From the highlands and western islands

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From the highlands and western islands
From: Effsee
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 10:41 PM

It might be a good idea to make this request on the Footstompin' forum.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From the highlands and western islands
From: quokka
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 07:03 PM

It's not a version of "This Land Is Your Land", is it? Barleycorn have one which includes the line
'From the northern highlands, to the western islands,
This land was made for you and me'

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From the highlands and western islands
From: GUEST,999
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 06:43 PM

If you find anything else, John, please post it, OK? Pleasure meeting you.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From the highlands and western islands
From: GUEST,obbijohn
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 09:38 AM

Sorry, no more info. I made the post at the request of a folk singer from Northern Ireland that I recently met. He emailed that " a friend has asked me to trace an old song; He doesn't know; name,air,origin or tempo. but he gave me some words;" - and contacted me because it sound Scottish (I am based in Stirlingshire). I think I'll have to admit defeat.

Thanks for your interest.

Regards

John

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From the highlands and western islands
From: GUEST,999
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 05:30 PM

Is there anything at all else you can say about the song? Where, when you heard it? Age you were when you heard it?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From the highlands and western islands
From: GUEST,GUEST, obbijohn
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 11:56 AM

Trhanks for your efforts 999

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From the highlands and western islands
From: GUEST,999
Date: 13 Jan 10 - 08:44 PM

Refresh

I have searched in the obvious manner to no avail.

Subject: Lyr Req: From the highlands and western islands
From: GUEST,obbijohn
Date: 13 Jan 10 - 02:49 PM

I've been asked to find the song from which these (partly recalled) part lyrics come - with no success.

Any help, please, would be appreciated.

"From the highlands and the western islands
......(missing line........
Darkness is falling the piper is calling
The memory lingers where ever I roam".

Sounds Scottish, but....

Regtards

John