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The Execution of Montrose

from No Strings Attached 1971 by McCalmans

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An Aytoun poem from "Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers" again. I wrote the tune, as usual, listed it as trad. Silly boy.
I got shivers up my back each time we sang the song. Maybe it's because I mis-pronounced "bow" as in bow windows. N.B. "Bow" and Homer Simpson's "doh" should rhyme. The only time I got it wrong was in this recording. Bit late to worry about it though. I like the same chording going from the end of the verse into the chorus. Sounds like a key-change.

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from No Strings Attached 1971, released June 6, 1971
Poem text: W.E. Aytoun
Music: Ian McCalman

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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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