Tony Cuffe - Cairn o Mount.

Subject: Tony Cuffe - Cairn o Mount.
From: GUEST,Guest. Bob Blair
Date: 14 Jan 21 - 04:20 AM

Does anyone have the LP “Sae Will We Yet” by Tony Cuffe?

I’m particularly interested in any notes that that deal with the song “Cairn o Mount” that is on this LP.

I know that Tony wrote the tune and the words {some of them) come from a poem by Alexander Balfour but if there’s any further info on the sleeve or insert then I’d be grateful if some could put them on a post.

Thanks

Bob Blair

Subject: RE: Tony Cuffe - Cairn o Mount.
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 14 Jan 21 - 06:07 AM

It's on the Album ' Sae Will We yet ' on Greentrax, with a lot of information, you can find this on line.

Dave H

Subject: RE: Tony Cuffe - Cairn o Mount.
From: Jack Campin
Date: 14 Jan 21 - 06:31 AM

Is that "As I came ower the Cairney Mount"? In the Merry Muses of Caledonia? (Tune: "Kate Dalrymple").

Subject: RE: Tony Cuffe - Cairn o Mount.
From: GUEST,Kenny B (inactive)
Date: 14 Jan 21 - 06:58 AM

There is a previous thread regarding Cairn o Mount

Cairn o Mount Thread

Subject: RE: Tony Cuffe - Cairn o Mount.
From: Reinhard
Date: 14 Jan 21 - 12:45 PM

Bob, the notes on Tony Cuffe's CD are rather terse:

A song developed by Tony from the poem first published by Alexander Balfour (1767-1829) of Monikie, Perthshire in 1820. Brig o’ Dye, Cairn o’ Mount, Clochnaben (now Clachnaben) and the River Dee are all in rural Aberdeenshire.

Subject: RE: Tony Cuffe - Cairn o Mount.
From: GUEST,James Phillips
Date: 14 Jan 21 - 03:12 PM

Wow Tony sure wrote some great melodies (The Road to Drumlemen!). I've always liked that track but didn't realize it was his tune. The guitar part is classic Cuffe, and I think melodically/harmonically it reminds me a lot of his version of Jamie Raeburn with Ossian.