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10​,​000 miles away

from Ancestral Manoeuvres 1984 by McCalmans

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Yet another song from Stan Hugill's collection, "Shanties From the Seven Seas". In this song we don't know what Meg did wrong to be deported to Botany Bay, but her man misses her. It's a land shanty and has connections with "The Lowlands of Holland" and "The Banks of Newfoundland".

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from Ancestral Manoeuvres 1984, released January 1, 1984
Derek sings. Traditional

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McCalmans Edinburgh, UK

Formed 1964, Edinburgh, studying Architecture. Ian McCalman, Derek Moffat, Hamish Bayne, for 18years.Then McCalman, Moffat, Nick Keir for 27yrs. Then McCalman, Keir, Stephen Quigg for 9yrs. 27 albums, multiple TV series. World tours. "Best live act" award, "Hall of Fame", "Hamish Henderson award", recorded 400 songs, retired 2010. folk singers, writers, talkers, travellers, Love Scotland. Friends! ... more

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