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The Recruiting Service Drum and Sons of Heroes

from Burn the Witch 1978 by McCalmans

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The first song is based on a poem, "The Drum", by John Scott (January 9th 1731 – December 12th 1783), known as Scott of Amwell (Hertfordshire). The second one has a connection to James Hogg, early 19th century, as a Scottish border song but there seems to be a bit of Welsh in it as well. I apologise for the small poem being missed out at the end. It wasn't included in the digital copy of the master tapes I had so i had to rely on an old LP and there were a few bumps and clicks I couldn't remove. It lasted only 15 seconds but here it is:
This is the end of it all
High and low, great and small
This finishes the poor vain show
And a king with all his pride
In his lifetime deified
With the beggar is at last laid low

Like the concertina and the unlikely harmonies.

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from Burn the Witch 1978, released June 6, 1978
Snare drum: Dougie Alexander
Concertina: Hamish
Whistle: Hamish
Guitars; Ian and Derek

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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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