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Boat Song

from House Full 1976 by The McCalmans

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This is a lovely song and again, It's from the book, "The Celtic Lyre". The Gaelic tune is "Coille-chanagaidh".
The arrangement is flowing but we shouldn't have sung harmonies on the last note of the chorus. On stage you can get nearer the microphone for the tune line, particularly if it's against a high harmony. In a live album that's usually done at the mixing stage, which is why musicians should be in the studio for their mix....at our lowly level anyway. We weren't at the mix. Good song though and nicely sung, I think.

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from House Full 1976, released March 31, 1976
Gaelic words: Dr J. Maclachlan
Translation: Fionn

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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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