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Caravan Up North

from Acid Croft Vol 9 by Shooglenifty

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The Caravan Up North Tour (E MacPherson)

This title of a highland tour back in 2014 was emailed to thousands of promoters all over Scotland, by our erstwhile agent. Caravans up north are also temporary homes for various Shoogles.

An Robh Thu ‘Sa Bheinn • Were You in the Hills? (Trad)

Kaela heard this waulking song sung by Mary Morrison, Isle of Barra, luckily captured on recordings by folklorist John Lorne Campbell. She was an incredible singer who basically rocked it. Waulking songs helped liven up the otherwise monotonous work of stretching out tweed cloth for days on end. As usual we’ve shoogled things about a bit.

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AN ROBH THU ‘SA BHEINN (TRAD)

Robh thu ‘sa ‘ bheinn o ho hù o

Eile le ho rò ho hù o

Eile le ho rò ho hù o


An diugh ‘s an dé? o ho hù o… Eile le ho rò ho hù o

Nan d’fhuair thu sprèidh? o ho hù o…Eile le ho rò…

Cha d’fhuair an leth o ho hù o

Co tha bhuat dhiubh? o ho hù o

Ogha Buidheig o ho hù o

Ogha Ruadhain o ho hù o

Ogha na ba o ho hù o

Maoile ruaidheadh o ho hù o


TRANSLATION:

Were you in the hills…Eile le ho rò ho hù o (vocable refrain)


Today and yesterday?

If you got the cows

You didn’t get the half of them

Which of them do you still not have

The grandchild of the yellow one

The grandchild of the red one

The grandchild of the cows

The grandchild of the red rusty cow

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from Acid Croft Vol 9, released January 13, 2021

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Shooglenifty Edinburgh, UK

Shooglenifty was formed in 1990 by musicians from the Scottish Highlands, Orkney and Edinburgh. Its bright spark was the idea of fusing traditional and traditional-sounding melodies with the beats and basslines of a mixed bag of more contemporary influences. The Shoogles (as they’re known to their fans) have promoted Scottish music all over the world for three decades. ... more

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