The Roke, by Colin Blakey

The Roke

by Colin Blakey

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1.	Spiddel 02:39	info	buy track
2.	The Battle of Sherrifmuir 02:46	lyrics	buy track
O, cam ye here the fight to shun Or herd the sheep wi' me, man? Or were ye at the Sherramuir Or did the battle see, man? I saw the battle, sair and teugh And reekin-red ran many a sheugh My heart for fear gae sough for sough To hear the thuds, and see the cluds O' clans frae woods in tartan duds Wha glaum'd at kingdoms three, man Hey dum a-hidder dum a hey dum dan Hey dum a-hidder um hey dan Hey dum a-hidder dum a hey dum dandy Hey dum hidder dum hey dan! The red-coat lads wi' black cockades Did meet them when they slaw, man They rushed and pushed and blood outgushed And many a bouk did fall, man! The great Argyle led on his files I wat they glanc'd for twenty miles They hough'd the clans like nine-pin kyles They hacked and hash'd, while broadswords clash'd Through they dashed, and hewed and smashed Till fey men died awa, man Hey dum a-hidder dum a hey dum dan Hey dum a-hidder um hey dan Hey dum a-hidder dum a hey dum dandy Hey dum hidder dum hey dan! Had you seen the philibegs And skyrin tartan trews, man When in the teeth they daur'd our Whigs And Covenant trueblues, man! Lines extended lang and large Bayonets o'erpower'd the targe Thousands hasten'd tae the charge Wi' Hieland wrath they frae the sheath Drew blades o' death, till oot o' breath They fled like frighted dows, man Hey dum a-hidder dum a hey dum dan Hey dum a-hidder um hey dan Hey dum a-hidder dum a hey dum dandy Hey dum hidder dum hey dan! They lost some gallant gentlemen Among the Hieland clans, man! I fear my Lord Panmure is slain Or in his enemies' hands, man Wad ye sing this double flight Some died for wrang, and some for right Many bade the world goodnight Sae pell, sae mell, wi' muskets' knell Tories fell, and Whigs to Hell Flew off in frighted bands, man Hey dum a-hidder dum a hey dum dan Hey dum a-hidder um hey dan Hey dum a-hidder dum a hey dum dandy Hey dum hidder dum hey dan! Ah, Hey dum a-hidder dum a hey dum dan Hey dum a-hidder um hey dan Hey dum a-hidder dum a hey dum dandy Hey dum hidder dum hey dan!
3.	Comati (The Pictish National Anthem) 03:23	info	buy track
4.	Two Muiñeiras 03:51	info	buy track
5.	Pandaemonium 02:44	info	buy track
6.	Achmelvich Bay 02:52	info	buy track
7.	Scarlet 02:45	info	buy track
8.	The Roke, The Row, and the Wee Pickle Tow 02:41	info	buy track
9.	Deoch Slainte nan Gillean 02:34	info	buy track
10.	The Keel Row 04:04	info	buy track
11.	Whelan's 03:54	info	buy track
12.	Ye Jacobites By Name 01:34	lyrics	buy track
Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear, lend an ear Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear Ye Jacobites by name your faults I will proclaim And your doctrines I must blame, and you shall hear, you shall hear Your doctrines I must blame, you shall hear What's right and what is wrong by the law, by the law What's right and what is wrong by the law What's right and what is wrong, a short sword and a long A weak arm and a strong for to draw, for to draw A weak arm and a strong for to draw What makes heroic strife famed afar, famed afar? What makes heroic strife famed afar? What makes heroic strife, to whet the assassin's knife Or hunt a parent's life with bloody war, bloody war Or hunt a parent's life with bloody war Then let your schemes alone in the state, in the state I'll leave your schemes alone in the state Then leave your schemes alone, adore the rising sun And leave a man alone to his fate, to his fate I'll leave a man alone to his fate Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear, lend an ear Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear Ye Jacobites by name your faults I will proclaim And your doctrines I must blame, and you shall hear, you shall hear Your doctrines I must blame, you shall hear
13.	Paco's Tune 01:42	info	buy track
14.	The Hermit 04:40	info	buy track

about

In 1989, in Edinburgh, Colin Blakey gathered a group of 19 musicians together to make a record based on traditional music. The record was called The Roke and was originally released only on vinyl and cassette. It has recently been re-mastered.
'The Roke', which appears on this album, is a tune associated with 'Marches day' in The Royal Burgh of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. Two of the players on this album were long-standing members of the local Linlithgow Reed Band, and performed this tune often at Marches days over the years.

Downloads from Bandcamp include a bonus track - a version of Scarlet played by We Free Kings

credits

released September 12, 2021

Colin Blakey – flutes, guitar, percussion, piano, border horn
Ron Blakey – clarinet
Wendy Blakey – percussion
Steve Bradley – harmonica
Philippa Bull – cello
Julian Goodacre – Scottish smallpipes
Seb Holbrook – guitar
Lucy Johnstone – vocals, guitar
Joe Kingman – mandolin
Pete Livingstone – fiddle
Shona MacMillan – fiddle
Geoff Pagan – fiddle
Robbie the Pict – electric guitar
Mark Ritchie – mandolin
Dave Robb – bouzouki
Marshall Stormonth – vocals
Billy Smith – fiddle
Kirsten Webster – percussion
Kenny Welsh – percussion
Rob Welsh – didjeridoo

Photograph of the Aberlemno Stone (Pictish) by John Hendry

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Colin Blakey Scotland, UK

Over the years Colin has enjoyed playing world, folk, roots, psychedlic, rock, ska, and classical music. He learned enough about jazz and Indian classical music to know that he will need a few more lifetimes to follow up those genres. He continues to write and record from his home in Argyll, Scotland, under the name of 'Orchestra Macaroon'. ... more

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