Jockonary: That Guy Fae The Corries and the Scottish National Anthem Flower of Scotland

Описание: Scottish artist Martin Laird reviews, and performs some readings from, That Guy Fae The Corries, the autobiography of Ronnie Browne.

The book is available from https://thecorries.com along with their music and other things.

The Corries were traditional Scottish folk musicians who gave Scotland its de facto National Anthem. Flower of Scotland was written by Roy Williamson in the 1960s and first adopted by the Scottish Rugby Union team in the 1970s. It tops the polls as the people's choice for Scottish National anthem.

A few select recommendations for more Corries music and related viewing:

Ronnie Browne's Tribute to Roy Williamson featuring the Braes of Killiecrankie    • The Corries,  Ronnie's Tribute to Roy  

The Curries with Rikki Fulton and Gregor Fisher    • The Curries  

The Mingulay Boat Song    • The Corries - Mingulay Boat Song  

Wild Mountain Thyme (Go Lassie Go)    • The Corries Will Ye Go Lassie Go {Wild Mou...  

Cam Ye O'er Frae France    • The Corries --- Cam Ye O'er Frae France  

Sherramuir Fight Song    • 01 - Sherrifmuir  

The Haughs O'Cromdale    • 04 - The Haughs O'Cromdale  

Green Grow the Rashes by Michael Marra    • Michael Marra "Green Grow the Rashes"  

00:00 Flower of Scotland (melodica)
00:33 Introduction to the Corries
01:00 Personal history with the Corries
02:11 A baby sings The Mingulay Boat Song
02:50 the formation of the Corrie Folk Trio and Paddie Bell
03:06 Reading from page 92 on the meaning of the name the Corries and first gigs
04:07 The BBC - the Hoot'nanny show and the White Heather Club
04:35 The departure of Paddie Bell and Bill Smith
05:31 Reading from p117 on Bill Smith getting the boot
06:53 The importance of keeping the folk tradition alive
07:23 Reading from page 154 The Teuchter That Cam Fae Skye and the Highland Widows Lament
09:37 The Child Ballads, Robert Burns, Dark Lochnagar and Green Grow the Rashes
12:16 Song arrangements and instrumentation, Lord Gregory and the Combolins
13:26 Reading from page 250 - the theft of the Combolins
16:06 Criticisms of the book and The Black Douglas - Ronnie Browne the portrait painter
17:56 Politics and the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum
18:21 The Conservative Club (!)
18:59 Reading from page 256 on Flower of Scotland and the Scottish Rugby Union
21:59 The death of Roy Williamson, 1936-1990
22:32 The reason Ronnie Browne stopped singing
23:42 The Curries with Gregor Fisher and Rikki Fulton
24:15 My pick for Scottish National Anthem
24:54 I Will Go

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