Tune Req: farewell to Angus

Subject: RE: Tune Req: farewell to Angus
From: The Sandman
Date: 16 Oct 15 - 02:16 PM

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Subject: RE: Tune Req: farewell to Angus
From: The Sandman
Date: 16 Oct 15 - 01:09 AM

.am in the process of relearning it,as I have to play it at a gig with Richard, below.
Tickets for the upcoming November 6th 'Richard Grainger and Friends' Concert are available from www.middlesbroughtownhallonline.co.uk £12
Proceeds to those recently effected by the closure of the Teesside Steel Making Plant.More on this later.
Joining me on stage are Flossie Malavialle, Chris Parkinson, Dick (Richard Miles) Miles, Dogwatch, Sara Dennis, Endeavour Shantymen, Ro Morton, Moira Clarke and Rebekah Findlay, Steve Dawes& Helen Pitt
You cant miss this one!
www.richard-grainger.com
Middlesbrough Town Hall

Subject: RE: Tune Req: farewell to Angus
From: GUEST,#
Date: 15 Oct 15 - 07:03 PM

http://www.richard-grainger.com/

Subject: RE: Tune Req: farewell to Angus
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Oct 15 - 06:19 PM

Capt Birdseye...

If you don't mind....

What is the link to R. Grainger's web site?

Subject: RE: Tune Req: farewell to Angus
From: maeve
Date: 15 Oct 15 - 06:06 PM

That's a handsome offer, GSS! I hope GUEST,Jacqued will wander back here and take you up on it. It's been a couple of years, but we've seen thread originators and answer suppliers meet here after longer time lapses!

Subject: RE: Tune Req: farewell to Angus
From: The Sandman
Date: 15 Oct 15 - 01:06 PM

Angus was written by Richard Grainger, you might contact R Grainger he has a website, i have a cassette if you contact me i will send you a copy, if you want.

Subject: Tune Req: Farewell to Angus
From: GUEST,Jacqued
Date: 10 Apr 13 - 09:27 AM

A long (longer than that!) time ago I sang the above song and then it sort of slid away.   It was taken from an LP 'Home Routes' by Richard Grainger and Dick Miles, and the lyrics are below.   Can anyone please point me back to the tune?   Angus was very well known in the Borders, I'm told.

Angus is gone back up to the hills,
The hands that we shook are now cold.
He sits among friends as the evening ends,
And he calls for the very last tune.

The hands that you shook were warm with good luck,
And he'd lend them to help any friend.
The fellowship of song, no night overlong,
With comrades and time for to spend.

No sad bitter tears do I long to hear,
No dirge as I journey away.
But good songs and cheer, good whisky and beer,
And a piper to play o'er my grave.

But now as I go, my friends you will know -
'tis my lassie I'll miss most of all.
For one more earthly hour with my bonnie flower,
I'd lie in the arms I adore.

So when sun sets are golden o'er hillside and moorland,
Or a lonely blackbird sings in the rain.
Or Sunday bells ringing I'm in paradise singing,
Where you know we will all meet again.