Essential Robbie Burns

Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 03:33 PM

If you have trouble finding "If I Were A Baron's Heir" it's because I erred - it should be "Gin I were..."

-chanteyranger

I haven't heard the whole Auld Lang Syne. Maybe I should give that a listen. Any good recordings of the complete song?

Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: little john cameron
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 03:29 PM

Why would that be harder? ljc

Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: Nynia
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 03:26 PM

Hi Eric-o, are you looking for songs ATTRIBUTED to Burns or song HE actually wrote? The latter is a far harder task.


Nynia


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Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: little john cameron
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 03:21 PM

Eric,if ye want tae be different ye can liven things up wi"Nine Inch will Please a Lady"Here it is

http://www.puddock.demon.co.uk/Nine.html
ljc

Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: little john cameron
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 03:17 PM

ROBIN???? First ah heard o it.Where did ye hear that Megan? ljc

Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: GUEST,Mac Tattie
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 01:55 PM

Aye, Megan L, but it's still no "Robbie".

Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: Peg
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 12:47 PM

also try this:

http://www.robertburns.org/works/

Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: GUEST,Sarah
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 12:44 PM

"My Heart's in the Highlands"
"Oh, Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast"(lovely thing)
and go ahead and do "Auld Lang Syne" -- but do the whole song!

Sarah

Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: Peg
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 12:42 PM

Song Composed in August (Westlin' Winds) is a must in my book...

Kendall, email me and I can help you wi' that...

peg

Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: Megan L
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 12:38 PM

GUEST,Mac Tattie While your choice of names have some Scottish merit I would prefer the name he refered to his own birth with (Robin)

Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: Charcloth
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 08:59 AM

For idea's you might check out Andy M. Stewart's CD on Greenlinnet records titled "Songs of Robert Burns sung By Andy M. Stewart" ( yeah it won't be hard to remember that title) Carl Peterson has a small book & tape of 12 Burn's songs called "There was a Lad" it's by Darach recordings. I know that Rantin Rovin' Robin " is often well recieved it is also called "There was a Lad". Here are a few titles off the 2 recording I mentioned.////// "Rantin Roving Robin" //// "Ca' The Yowes to the Knowes",/// "Is there for Honest Poverty",/// "Green grow the Rashes",// " Ae Fond Kiss",// "It was All fgor our rightful King",// "John Hielandman",/// Flow Gently Sweet Afton",// "Scots Wha Hae",// "My Love is Like a Red Red Rose",// "Ye Jacobites By name"

Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: Snuffy
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 08:34 AM

There's a song called the Star of Rabbie Burns, which is about him, not by him. You can piece it together at this thread

Wassail! V

Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: kendall
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 08:31 AM

You think YOU have a problem..I am to perform to honor the great one too, on Jan. 27th, and,among other things, I'm expected to write a poem in the Burns style! I havn't a clue..

Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: GUEST,Mac Tattie
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 07:10 AM

Dear Eric-o Perhaps you should start by calling the bard by his propper name,Robert,or Rabbie. Robbie Burns sounds too much like some dreadfull gameshow host. Songs they are aplenty but you aint got much time left to learn them. Nothing wrong with Auld Lang Syne, but use the tune the song was built arround. My own favourite is, "Of a' the airts the wind can blaw I dearly lo'e the west".

Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 03:36 AM

"A Man's A Man For A' That." Great song! Very rousing and beautiful. It's in the Digitrad. You very well might have the crowd singing along on this, and it would make a great finisher. "Ye Banks And Braes" and "My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose" are other popular Burns songs. "If I Were A Baron's Heir" is a beautiful, romantic song. It's hard to go wrong with almost any Burns song on that day, but I second Amergin's motion.

-chanteyranger

Subject: RE: Essential Robbie Burns
From: Amergin
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 02:08 AM

Anything but Auld Lang Syne.....

Subject: Essential Robbie Burns
From: GUEST,Eric-o
Date: 06 Jan 01 - 01:58 AM

Hi All! Hope you don't mind a stranger dropping in to ask a question; I do a single pub/lounge act. I'm not of Celtic decent, however I love the music and spirit and do have a fair repetoire of such tunes.

I've been asked to perform on Robbie Burns day this year and though I did do this once before (three years ago - very challenging but most enjoyable), I feel that I could prepare better this time.

Could a few of you kind people help me out with a short list of songs that you'd consider to be "musts" to have up my sleeve that day? I'm a quick study so I probably have just enough time to add a handful to my list. Also, any others not by Burns that would contribute?

Thank you kindly, and best New Years wishes!

E