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19 Jan 01 - 02:27 PM (#377954) Subject: I Will Ride The Black Horse From: Matt_R Anyone have this poem that Archie Fisher does? I love it a lot, and am surprised that it isn't in the DT or Supersearch, except for a line or two. Anyone know the whole thing? Thanks. --Matt |
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19 Jan 01 - 03:09 PM (#377978) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I Will Ride The Black Horse From: Clinton Hammond When I rode the grey horse that carried Merlin's name I broke the wizard's curse to make the bold moss-troopers claim Again I rode a lean grey in the mountains of the west Through hanging bog and corry to Garry Goul-logs crest I've swung to many's a saddle sing on bay and chestnut too But I will ride the black horse 'til I ride home to you
And I will ride the black horse with a lurcher at his heel And I will ride the black horse all the summer long From memory, so I may not be dead on in places, and the place names are only phonetically... best I can do mate! Thanks fer reminding me of this old gem! Spelling corrections made based on later messages. --JoeClone, 17-Sep-02. |
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20 Jan 01 - 12:25 PM (#378464) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I Will Ride The Black Horse From: Clinton Hammond Can no one else come by this with a red pen ?? |
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20 Jan 01 - 05:02 PM (#378597) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I Will Ride The Black Horse From: Snuffy Here's a few suggestions: From Lammermuir to Cheviot and along by Teviotdale Liddesdale Rubislaw to Beaumont(?) and to Kyle(?) Ettrick Traquair Sorry I can't help with Garry Goul-log and Sutra All the places mentioned are in the Scottish Borders (between Edinburgh and England) Wassail! V |
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20 Jan 01 - 06:54 PM (#378652) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I Will Ride The Black Horse From: Matt_R Thanks so much!! |
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20 Jan 01 - 11:44 PM (#378818) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I Will Ride The Black Horse From: Clinton Hammond I knew they were border town, but I was unclear the spelling of such! ta' so much eh Snuffer! |
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15 Sep 02 - 10:49 AM (#784364) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I Will Ride The Black Horse From: GUEST,A Lurker Used a black pen, not a red one! Line 7 'lurcher' Line 9 'Minchmoor' Line 10 'Ruberslaw' Line 10 'Bowmont' Line 10 'Kale' Line 19 'Soutra' |
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15 Feb 13 - 03:06 AM (#3479864) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I Will Ride the Black Horse From: GUEST,BigDaddy "Lurcher"? Doesn't seem right. And it's "Rubislaw." And "Beaumont." "Minch Moor" (two words). By the way, there's a "Minch "Moor Trail," popular with cyclists that touches upon a number of these place-names. |
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15 Feb 13 - 10:58 AM (#3480013) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Black Horse by Archie Fisher From: maeve A few clarifications for BigDaddy and other interested parties: The correct title of the poem is 'The Black Horse'. *A lurcher is a breed of dog; energetic, loves to run and chase game. http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/lurcher.htm *Ruberslaw- village and a hill, Scottish Borders; part of the grouping of Hobkirk, Southdean and Ruberslaw, near Denholm. *Bowmont Forest- south of Kelso *Kale- Kalemouth, where the Kale Water joins the Teviot *Gary Guragh's crest- a hamlet on the banks of Loch Garry with a hunting lodge where endurance riders stopped by. *hanging bog- a quaking bog; floating peat that quivers when you walk across it. *corry- 'a rounded glen is coire, a cauldron, corry ; often narrow at the mouth.' http://www.archive.org/stream/placenamesofross00watsuoft/placenamesofross00watsuoft_djvu.txt Thus Stanza #1: "Through hanging bog and corry to Garry Goulach's crest I've swung to many's the saddle since on bay and chestnut too" |
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17 Feb 13 - 02:49 AM (#3480601) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I Will Ride the Black Horse From: GUEST Thanks, maeve. Especially for the info on Lurchers. |
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17 Feb 13 - 05:45 AM (#3480630) Subject: Lyr Add: THE BLACK HORSE (Archie Fisher) From: maeve You're welcome, Guest. Joe Offer- I think this is an accurate transcription now; note that line 5 has been altered from "I've swung to many's a saddle sing" to "I've swung to many's the saddle since", "Garry Goulach" is now spelled correctly, and the title of the poem is properly "The Black Horse". ********************** Corrected version: The Black Horse by Archie Fisher When I rode the grey horse that carried Merlin's name I broke the wizard's curse to make the bold moss-troopers claim Again I rode a lean grey in the mountains of the west Through hanging bog and corry to Garry Goulach's crest I've swung to many's the saddle since on bay and chestnut too But I will ride the black horse 'til I ride home to you And I will ride the black horse with a lurcher at his heel From Lammermuir to Cheviot and along by Teviotdale Across the windy Minchmoor and down through Liddesdale And o'er the crag of Ruberslaw to Bowmont and to Kale For I will take the long track where every day is new And I will ride the black horse 'til I ride home to you And I will ride the black horse all the summer long To hear a distant echo join the chorus of a song And when I cross the Ettrick or ford the Yarrow's flood In the autumn woods of Tweeddale I'll feel you in my blood And as the winter westerlies come howling through Traquair I'll turn his head into the wind to taste you in the air And when spring creeps o'er Soutra Hill and nature loves anew Then I will mount the white horse and I'll ride home to you. |
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10 Mar 19 - 06:18 AM (#3981235) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Black Horse (Archie Fisher) From: GUEST Brendan Thanks people, for this info and the transcript. Been keen to learn this recitation for a long time. Archie Fischer is great. |
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12 Mar 19 - 03:05 PM (#3981722) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Black Horse (Archie Fisher) From: GUEST,JHW Its on his album - Sunsets I've Ridden Into. (from memory) |