The Silver Darlings? Who performed this song?
Turaloora
I once Heard a song called The Silver Darlings, a song about kipper
herrings, in around 1981 when in scotland. Who might have performed this
song? Thanks Tura
Anselm Lingnau
In article <341F57...@hotmail.com>,
Turaloora <Tura...@hotmail.com> wrote:
You're presumably talking about The Shoals of Herring, by the late Ewan
MacColl. It is on his `Black and White' CD available through Green
Linnet, for example.
Anselm
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christopher john smith
>Anselm Lingnau wrote:
>>
>> In article <341F57...@hotmail.com>,
>> Turaloora <Tura...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I once Heard a song called The Silver Darlings, a song about kipper
>> > herrings, in around 1981 when in scotland. Who might have performed this
>> > song?
>>
>> You're presumably talking about The Shoals of Herring, by the late Ewan
>> MacColl. It is on his `Black and White' CD available through Green
>> Linnet, for example.
Nope. The song is probably "Farewell you Silver Darlings," written by Roy
Guillane (sp) of the Tannahill Weavers, and recorded by them on (I believe)
_Leaving St Kilda_. Beautiful tune, based on a conversation Roy had with
a retired herring fisherman in one of the North Sea coast fishing towns.
cjs
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Douglas Terrell
Battlefield Band also did a song on this theme, and it may be the same
song. It was recorded on "Music in Trust" and possibly elsewhere.
DT
Anselm Lingnau wrote:
>
> In article <341F57...@hotmail.com>,
> Turaloora <Tura...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I once Heard a song called The Silver Darlings, a song about kipper
> > herrings, in around 1981 when in scotland. Who might have performed this
> > song?
>
> You're presumably talking about The Shoals of Herring, by the late Ewan
> MacColl. It is on his `Black and White' CD available through Green
> Linnet, for example.
>
Lisa Boucher
In a previous article, smi...@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (christopher john smith) says:
>Nope. The song is probably "Farewell you Silver Darlings," written by Roy
>Guillane (sp) of the Tannahill Weavers, and recorded by them on (I believe)
>_Leaving St Kilda_. Beautiful tune, based on a conversation Roy had with
>a retired herring fisherman in one of the North Sea coast fishing towns.
Nope. Battlefield Band did in fact write a song called "The Silver
Darlins" -- and here are the lyrics:
Between the Beggar's Mantle and the lights o' Peterheid
The fisher lads were heroes and the herrin' wis the creed
The herrin' paid the factor, the herrin' fed the wean
But now the herrin's gone and the fishin's no the same
The likes of me was put to sea as soon as I could stand
Tae catch the silver darlins for the folk upon the land
Wi' half a mile o' net between the bottom and the keel
And half a score o' years between the cradle and the creel
I mind the riggs o' barley, I mind the riggs o' rye
I mind the riggin'on the mast all dark against the sky
But the lads that used tae work them a' have gone for better pay
And the rigs that work the oil are a' the rigs ye'll see the day
So dinnae blame the fisher folk for takin' tae the oil
For if they couldnae find the fish they'd nothing for their toil
And there's still as many families and as many mouths tae feed
Between the Beggar's Mantle and the lights o' Peterheid
Words: Brian McNeill
Music: Dougie Pincock
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Lisa Boucher
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G. Russell
In article <5vpjr8$hit$1...@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>,
Absolutely right, except that the Batties wrote and recorded
this for a TV series in 1985. I think the original question
mentioned hearing it in 1981.......?
Bill Reeder
Turaloora <Tura...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>I once Heard a song called The Silver Darlings, a song about kipper
>herrings, in around 1981 when in scotland. Who might have performed this
>song? Thanks Tura
I have this song recorded by the Battlefield Band on the cd "Music In
Trust". The song was written for a television series which was first
shown in 1986 and dealt with the properties held by the National Trust
For Scotland. Words are by Brian McNeill; music by Dougie Pincock.
Both were members of the band at that time. Lyrics and music for the
song may be found in "Forward with Scotland's Past", which is a
collection of songs and music of the Battlefield Band. The book was
published by Kinmor Music in 1988.
Bill Reeder
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
U. pipes, fiddle,flute, etc.
