tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post9046726415642408226..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: Independent mindsMacheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-16474697297375807662014-09-24T22:30:02.290+01:002014-09-24T22:30:02.290+01:00JH, this, I think, captures the spirit of it very ...JH, this, I think, captures the spirit of it very well...<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwrt7-Ou56g&list=PL5ZAFOrdlmIbkRbMCSkmvFCqe40nVUFOn&index=29<br /><br />It's interesting that Youtube is dominated by the relatively recent Corries' version, which illustrates the predilection for 3/4 time which they brought to the composition of Flower of Scotland and makes it closer in character to a lament. This style, incidentally, appeals greatly to the Scots-Americans, in much the same way their Irish-American counterparts have embraced syrupy renditions of Irish tunes.<br /><br />The version I was taught (like the one above) had far more in common with the martial tempo still found when the tune is played by French military bands (a relic of the Auld Alliance) and may, perhaps, be closer to Burns' original idea.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-6372238109076644402014-09-22T20:40:40.839+01:002014-09-22T20:40:40.839+01:00Almost makes one wish to be Scottish to join the r...Almost makes one wish to be Scottish to join the rallying cry.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com