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McFarlane O' the Sprots O' Burnieboozie

from Bonnie Bands Again 1982 by McCalmans

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This is the humorous, "ends badly", Scottish version of "Cyrano de Bergerac". Believe me.
McFarlane is a bounder and a cad. For those who don't understand the North-east text, our song-writing herour hero, admires a young lady, Sousie, and gets his friend, Jock McFarlane to "speak up for him". Of course McFarlane does more than that, much more, and I love the spiteful, malicious, bitter, diatribe of insults that the author heaps upon his one-time friend. It's from the singing of the cornkister legend, Willie Kemp, and it was written by G. Bruce Thompson.

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from Bonnie Bands Again 1982, released October 10, 1982
Sung by Willie Kemp, written by G. Bruce Thompson
Ian sings
N.B. Ian Boughton plays bass on this one and others on the album. When you hear a bass....it's him.

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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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