I was conceived on the banks of Loch Lomond in a tent, my mun and dad, 21 and 17 at the time, hitchhiked from North Yorkshire to the Lock, that was in 1966,,,,,My dad told me when he'd had a few beers one day.
The live version by Runrig is played at the end of almost every birthday party, wedding and engagement party here in Scotland. I'm a DJ and have also been to many parties as a guest over the years so can speak from experience. It's an epic way to finish a night, and the dance floor is always jammed 😁
Don’t think I’ve been at a party or wedding here in Scotland when everyone hasn’t gathered at the end in a circle to sing Loch Lomond. An unwritten rule that this is how you end the night.
"According to Celtic legend if someone dies in a foreign land, his spirit will travel to his homeland by "the low road" - the route for the souls of the dead." I found this googling, I'm not Scottish myself, but it's a beautiful song.
@@tonynorman6642 it’s about a man who is going to die and he is going to take the low road but his friend will take the high road. As a Scot I can’t listen to this without a wee tear.
@@dercarsus I can understand to a degree. It brought a tear to my eye, but it brought back good memories. I found that fried is a good thing. I use it to remind me of those I have lost. As long as someone remembers. Those gone, are not truly gone
As a Scotsman, your right, we are the most patriotic country and proud, not slagging any other nation off but standing to that national anthem of ours just gets ye going more than any other one.. especially at a stadium event like rugby or football
Oh, this brought back so many lovely memories! My husband and I spent a magical Christmas in a beautiful little hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond many years ago. Our room had a balcony that opened onto the Loch, and we had a small telescope on it. I saw Saturn and Jupiter for the first time from there. And it snowed on Christmas Day!
Being in a Runrig audience when we 'all' did Lomond was always unforgettable . Sometimes we would speed up in the chorus, so it sound like something disappearing up its own exhaust pipe. Then laugh about it. Once Donnie disappeared off the stage only to appear on the balcony, then amongst us plebs down below. Being amongst Scottish, Germans, English, Scandies, and Canadians all belting it out together, and doing the 'Clap' thing are memories I will treasure.
Talk by Donnie th-cam.com/video/mxInDRR7qhs/w-d-xo.html In one of those photos is Marlene Ross Runrigs late manager died from cancer though back in think was around the year 2006 I think, was Gordon "Gordy" Ross her son and Runrigs production manager who found Bruce Guthro
Loved watching this. Infact I felt emotional. I'm Welsh but travelled to Scotland every year with My father from the age of 12 until he died when I was 28. Scotland is such a beautiful place, rich in history. Happy times. Thanks for sharing this. Love your videos, piece 🤟
Beautiful, Beautiful Loch been sailing there. Never known a more peaceful place in my near 70 years of life. Ps. There is a very nice 10 year old whisky called and distilled at Loch Lomond. 🙏
Scotland is over 1000 years old, and until 300yrs ago, was an independant nation, with our own Kings etc, Scotland has been undependant a lot longer than it has been in union with England. However this is 2022, and no harm to any of them, but the thought if serving royals in this day and age is daft, was ok a few hundred years ago, but now we know everyone is equal, and no person is any better or worse than the next, I dont care who they are, or even who they might think they are, so I will never and have never been a royalist.
My Nana is from Renfrewshire in Scotland, but moved to New Zealand when she was 19 and met my Grandfather there. She always used to sing this song to me as a child. When I moved to the UK I visited Loch Lomond and it is so beautiful. This makes me miss my Nana who is 86 still living in NZ, having never been back to her home in Scotland while I’m here in London. I also went to Culloden and that is one eerie place. You can feel that battle when you are there. Feel the loss. Beautiful song with sad roots.
@@lilyliz3071 No, not sad at all. Her entire family had moved with her to NZ. Her parents, all of her brothers and sisters, so her whole family settled in NZ with her. She has been super happy in New Zealand and had a big family of her own with my grandad and had a happy life there. So nothing to be sad about 😊
EB, this brought a tear to my eye as my fantastic grandmother asked for her ashes to be scattered there. Her wishes were granted and my father and grandfather did as she asked. The reason for this was my grandparents went there to holiday after WW2 every year until 1979 when my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Beautiful song beautiful place, thank you EB👍RIP Amy lea Dunstan ♥️🙏
In about 1973, so I was about 11, I went to a Boy Scout camp not far from Loch Lomond. Myself and two others had to do a 30 mile overnight hike around the Loch. The views were stunning, and when the sun was out it was truly beautiful. With lots of midges! To this day I still remember it.
I live maybe 10mins from Loch Lomond, one of the most beautiful places in Scotland. I echo the calls for the Runrig version of this song, that is a huge floor filler and played at every Scottish wedding to get the party going.
It's actually one of the most beautiful places on earth. I'm English. Travelled quite a lot and haven't seen anything more beautiful than the lochs and highlands of Scotland.
My Scottish great grandfather used to sing this as a lullaby. Culloden Moor (cull odd en more) and the lake is loch Lomond (lock low man) My grandfather and grandma have family memorial stones at the Culloden Moor Battle Field
I live in the Midlands of England and it is nice here. But for some reason I have been so eager to go to Scotland my whole life. 2 years ago I convinced my parents to take the family on holiday there. We went to Millarocky Bay on the banks of Loch Lomond for two whole weeks and I felt more peace there than I ever did at home. I am desperate to settle down there in my future and always have been, but that trip solidified the feeling for me. Now every day I am away from Scotland I feel homesick. I'm homesick for a place that I have spent no more than a fortnight in. It is painful having to live in england when I love Scotland so. I am half Irish, so you'd think I would be more attached to Ireland but I'm not. The closest family connection to scotland I have is a Scottish great-grandfather. But oh I love it beyond comprehension. I begged my mum to take me back this year, and she is trying to convince my dad. Hopefully I will get to go home again. This time I am desperate to go into the Highlands
You need to react to Runrig - Loch Lomond Live , they did it as a Rock Ballad . This song is a favourite at parties or nights out and at the end of these evenings us Scots will dancing & sing the night out to Loch Lomond . Anyone visiting the UK should have Loch Lomond on their to-do-list . I used to live there 20 years ago in Balloch which is a town at the foot of the Loch , lovely sights , lovely people . I'm now about 16 miles down the road but still visit the area regularly .
You need the Runrig with the tartan army version,it's the one that's played at the end of every wedding or party in Scotland with a mad dance that if you don't come off the floor with an injury ,you're not doing it right. Try out Ella Roberts doing the Skye Boat Song,it's haunting and she has a great voice
I used to sing this song to my kids to get them to sleep when they were tiny. This one and the Skye Boat Song. Another one worth listening to. My Scottish grandmother played a huge part in my life.
I love this type of music. Especially when there's a story behind the song. Another great song, that's been used in the connection of a Scottish character, when in fact the story behind it is Irish. The song is Bonny Portmore, Lorreena McKennet's version I think is the best one. The song is about the cutting down of the great forests in Ireland, to make ships for the British Royal Navy. Its a very haunting piece, on a simular ethereal level as Enya's May It Be or Clannad's Harry's Theme. Well worth a listen
I'm a Scot. The more update version is FANTASTIC and sung by RUNRIG, although the version you played is the one we all learn at school. Written by the great bard Robert Burns (same guy who wrote the song the world sing at New Year, Auld Lang Syne).
As someone previously stated. The Runrig version of this song gets played at the end of almost every wedding and it's a great way to say cheerio to the bride and groom for the night. The whole place is on the floor dancing and holding hands. You should have a look at something like Scottish wedding last dance in the search to see an alternative version but is sooo much fun at the end of Scottish gatherings over here. 👍👍🏴🏴 just for your own viewing not necessarily the channel
I am Australian Aboriginal by descent but also have Scottish, Irish & Welch. So definately a lot of Celtic heritage. I grew up listening to these songs being sung. They are hauntingly beautiful and when I hear them, I feel a connection to my for father's.
Why watching an American react to all things British is so riveting, l don't know. But it is. He is clearly moved, and in deep appreciation. He looks so ancient from the nose down, and so young from the nose up. I'd love to know the story of his soul
Such a beautiful song and far from the only one to come out of Scotland's war filled past, there's Scotland the Brave, Highland Cathedral and Flower of Scotland (the national anthem) to name but a few! ❤
Try the Corries version next time, it’s way better. This song has been a massive part of my life since I was very little. This song is one of my earliest memories.
Very moving song... The high road , is the living persons normal way home. The low road, is if a Scotsman dies abroad his soul travels back to Scotland ...he's dying , he's taking the low road home and will never meet his love again
The Skye Boat song is about Bonnie Prince Charlie as well. It's about his escape to the Isle Of Skye. I prefer the more upbeat, faster version of Loch Lomond. This is so dour, good for contemplating too.
We scots are a melancholy bunch but optimistic with it. A complex people. A lot more connected to our roots than a lot of cultures, especially where roman and British empires sought to destroy local culture. Great think is a lot of immigrants connect on a spiritual level and adopt the culture. Especially sikhs
It's a beautiful song but in many ways a lot if Scots who joined Bonnie Prince Charlie were duped. Not all Scots supported him, his support mainly came in the Highlands.. This wasn't a war for independence. It was an attempt to install a Roman Catholic on the British thrown. Charlie wasn't interested in Scotland, he wanted the throne. Highlanders were mainly Roman Catholic so supported him. In the Lowlands many Scots were protestant so didn't. The Jocobites were also let down by English Catholics who said they'd help but then didn't. The whole thing is a tragedy. It's events like this which is why I've little time for religion or monarchies. The defeat of the Jacobites ended the clan system of the Highlands. The response from the British government was also disproportionate. Eventually the highlanders were cleared of the land by the owners. In the end it all boiled down to power, money and religion. As usual the people who suffered were the ordinary highlanders. The last battle at Calloden was a massicre. After that Garlic culture was attacked and almost destroyed but it hung on and is having a great revival. In fact Scots culture as a wholeis having a great revival with independence a huge issue and mat well happen. I hope it does. Its a lot more complex than that. But that's the jist. As always with history, especially Scots history nothing is simple and even historians can't agree
WTF is "Garlic culture"!? The end of the vile, unjust feudal clan system was a great result of the crushing of the 1745 rebellion. One of the best and civilising things that ever happened to Scotland. After that came the Scottish enlightenment and then real Scotsmen (mostly the civilised lowlanders in other words) went on to conquer the world as great scientists, doctors, engineers, mathematicians, artists and philosophers. Under the "clan system" we'd still be paying extortionate rents to "chieftains" and killing each other over cattle and potato patches.
This song is accredited to a Highland clansman of Clan Macfarlane, Jacobite prisoner of the English (following the failed rebellion of 1745). He is imprisoned in a hulk on the banks of the Tyne in N.E. England. The navy used to beach their old wooden warships, when they were of no more use, on the banks of river estuaries, at high tide. Initially a use would be found for them (in this case as a prison ship). They remained beached there until they fell apart. In Celtic myth, the dead can move from place to place beneath the ground (the Low Road) while the living move (of course) above ground (the High Road). The song is a lament. In it, the prisoner knows that death is close and is singing his farewells to his true-love, promising to meet her one last time, on the Banks of Loch Lomond, in a place where they used to meet.
This was written in Scottish War Prisoners in Prison in England. The Lines, "You'll Take the High Road" Means "you'll be hung." "I'll take the Low Road" means, "I'll die of Typhus in Jail." Reply
For the Scots fighting the English you should listen to ''Scots Wha Hae'' which was written by Rabbie Burns (Robert Burns - Scotland's national poet) who also wrote ''Auld Lang Syn''.
Great song. Another great Scottish song that I like is roamin in the glomin. Great song. You should check out some Irish ballads too. May I suggest a singer called Christy Moore. Thank you. 👍🎶
Played at the end of any special occasion in scotland wedding,engagement, big birthday ect ect people who are the focus of the celebrations in a small circle in the middle with every other person in a big circle around them linking hands
I too am an Englishman but visited Scotland many times and yes there is a fair bit of anti Englishness about but there is just as much welcoming about too. As for the actual landscape around the likes of Loch Lomond anyone who can look upon it without a feeling of awe has something missing. It is a very sad and at the same time a very beautiful song. Someone who had so much to die for and at the same time so much to live for.
Please take a look at a video which shows why the Scots (and Irish) have such strong empathy and brotherhood with the Native Americans through their shared experiences. ''Highland Stories: Clearances and the Duke of Sutherland''. By the channel Scotland History Tours (Bruce Fummey)
Extremely good version of this traditional classic. I am partial to the version by Ella Roberts. There is a reason it has over nine point four million views, in two years. Not as 'rousing', but personally I feel, more apropos, for what is basically a lament. It is my understanding that the elderly iteration is actually Ella's grandmother. Ha,ha! Ella is Australian, but her Scots/Irish ancestry is perhaps physically evident.
I don't know why every country in the world except Scotland calls them 'lakes', the word lake makes no sense, the Scots call them 'lochs' for a reason, lochs are bodies of water that are land 'locked'. Fun fact:- there are over 30,000 lochs in Scotland, some tiny, some huge and the rest are inbetween.
I was conceived on the banks of Loch Lomond in a tent, my mun and dad, 21 and 17 at the time, hitchhiked from North Yorkshire to the Lock, that was in 1966,,,,,My dad told me when he'd had a few beers one day.
The live version by Runrig is played at the end of almost every birthday party, wedding and engagement party here in Scotland. I'm a DJ and have also been to many parties as a guest over the years so can speak from experience. It's an epic way to finish a night, and the dance floor is always jammed 😁
Nothing better than everyone getting in the big circle at the end of a big occasion 👍👍
Don’t think I’ve been at a party or wedding here in Scotland when everyone hasn’t gathered at the end in a circle to sing Loch Lomond. An unwritten rule that this is how you end the night.
Runrig’s version is amazing, especially at a concert…. th-cam.com/video/CHu0h9XaNcg/w-d-xo.html
@@Rossco-xi7yt Being Scottish is a huge privilege and Honour in knowing how GREAT our wee country is! We are a great Nation!
"According to Celtic legend if someone dies in a foreign land, his spirit will travel to his homeland by "the low road" - the route for the souls of the dead." I found this googling, I'm not Scottish myself, but it's a beautiful song.
Thanks for posting that piece of information. It was truly helpful. 🙂
@@tonynorman6642 it’s about a man who is going to die and he is going to take the low road but his friend will take the high road. As a Scot I can’t listen to this without a wee tear.
@@dercarsus I can understand to a degree. It brought a tear to my eye, but it brought back good memories. I found that fried is a good thing. I use it to remind me of those I have lost. As long as someone remembers. Those gone, are not truly gone
As a Scotsman, your right, we are the most patriotic country and proud, not slagging any other nation off but standing to that national anthem of ours just gets ye going more than any other one.. especially at a stadium event like rugby or football
Oh, this brought back so many lovely memories! My husband and I spent a magical Christmas in a beautiful little hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond many years ago. Our room had a balcony that opened onto the Loch, and we had a small telescope on it. I saw Saturn and Jupiter for the first time from there. And it snowed on Christmas Day!
Oh what a lovely thing to share😊💐
Dougie Maclean’s original Caledonia is good one. Its kinda like a love song to Scotland i think.
Seconded. Amazing song
Is what the Romans called Scotland was Caledonia
Being in a Runrig audience when we 'all' did Lomond was always unforgettable . Sometimes we would speed up in the chorus, so it sound like something disappearing up its own exhaust pipe. Then laugh about it. Once Donnie disappeared off the stage only to appear on the balcony, then amongst us plebs down below.
Being amongst Scottish, Germans, English, Scandies, and Canadians all belting it out together, and doing the 'Clap' thing are memories I will treasure.
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In one of those photos is Marlene Ross Runrigs late manager died from cancer though back in think was around the year 2006 I think, was Gordon "Gordy" Ross her son and Runrigs production manager who found Bruce Guthro
Loved watching this. Infact I felt emotional. I'm Welsh but travelled to Scotland every year with My father from the age of 12 until he died when I was 28. Scotland is such a beautiful place, rich in history. Happy times. Thanks for sharing this. Love your videos, piece 🤟
I'm English, and I've just seen 3 people dislike the song.......Jesus where's your heart and soul.
up there arse lol
Totally agree, although this place and song is very very important to me so perhaps I'm biased.
Im not a fan of this but to actually click a dislike button. Why????
😂😂😂haters will hate no matter what
Beautiful, Beautiful Loch been sailing there. Never known a more peaceful place in my near 70 years of life. Ps. There is a very nice 10 year old whisky called and distilled at Loch Lomond. 🙏
This is sung at the end of EVER wedding in Scotland with everybody getting happy and dancing in a big circle with wild cheering ..
Scotland is over 1000 years old, and until 300yrs ago, was an independant nation, with our own Kings etc, Scotland has been undependant a lot longer than it has been in union with England. However this is 2022, and no harm to any of them, but the thought if serving royals in this day and age is daft, was ok a few hundred years ago, but now we know everyone is equal, and no person is any better or worse than the next, I dont care who they are, or even who they might think they are, so I will never and have never been a royalist.
This brings back memories of friends and family who I have lost. Thank you for reacting to this. I truly needed a reminder of what life is about.
My Nana is from Renfrewshire in Scotland, but moved to New Zealand when she was 19 and met my Grandfather there. She always used to sing this song to me as a child. When I moved to the UK I visited Loch Lomond and it is so beautiful. This makes me miss my Nana who is 86 still living in NZ, having never been back to her home in Scotland while I’m here in London. I also went to Culloden and that is one eerie place. You can feel that battle when you are there. Feel the loss. Beautiful song with sad roots.
That seems quite sad but maybe just shows how happy she has been in N Z
@@lilyliz3071 No, not sad at all. Her entire family had moved with her to NZ. Her parents, all of her brothers and sisters, so her whole family settled in NZ with her. She has been super happy in New Zealand and had a big family of her own with my grandad and had a happy life there. So nothing to be sad about 😊
@@lenarobinson that's good ,I did think she had maybe not been back because she is happy and settled there
Was really hoping it would be the Runrig version.
Me too
Me to just listen to it ,earlier
@@johnhealy9231 I often listen to Donnie's farewell gig, magic stuff.
Visit Scotland. It will live in your heart forever
EB, this brought a tear to my eye as my fantastic grandmother asked for her ashes to be scattered there. Her wishes were granted and my father and grandfather did as she asked. The reason for this was my grandparents went there to holiday after WW2 every year until 1979 when my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Beautiful song beautiful place, thank you EB👍RIP Amy lea Dunstan ♥️🙏
In about 1973, so I was about 11, I went to a Boy Scout camp not far from Loch Lomond. Myself and two others had to do a 30 mile overnight hike around the Loch. The views were stunning, and when the sun was out it was truly beautiful. With lots of midges! To this day I still remember it.
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL SONG.. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH US. I HAVE HEARD THIS MANY TIMES. HE SINGS THIS BEAUTIFULLY.
As beautiful as this is, the runrig live version makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand.
I live maybe 10mins from Loch Lomond, one of the most beautiful places in Scotland.
I echo the calls for the Runrig version of this song, that is a huge floor filler and played at every Scottish wedding to get the party going.
It's actually one of the most beautiful places on earth. I'm English. Travelled quite a lot and haven't seen anything more beautiful than the lochs and highlands of Scotland.
See when this comes on at a Scottish wedding we go fucking nuts.
My Scottish great grandfather used to sing this as a lullaby.
Culloden Moor (cull odd en more) and the lake is loch Lomond (lock low man)
My grandfather and grandma have family memorial stones at the Culloden Moor Battle Field
I live in the Midlands of England and it is nice here. But for some reason I have been so eager to go to Scotland my whole life. 2 years ago I convinced my parents to take the family on holiday there. We went to Millarocky Bay on the banks of Loch Lomond for two whole weeks and I felt more peace there than I ever did at home. I am desperate to settle down there in my future and always have been, but that trip solidified the feeling for me. Now every day I am away from Scotland I feel homesick. I'm homesick for a place that I have spent no more than a fortnight in. It is painful having to live in england when I love Scotland so. I am half Irish, so you'd think I would be more attached to Ireland but I'm not. The closest family connection to scotland I have is a Scottish great-grandfather. But oh I love it beyond comprehension. I begged my mum to take me back this year, and she is trying to convince my dad. Hopefully I will get to go home again. This time I am desperate to go into the Highlands
You need to react to Runrig - Loch Lomond Live , they did it as a Rock Ballad . This song is a favourite at parties or nights out and at the end of these evenings us Scots will dancing & sing the night out to Loch Lomond . Anyone visiting the UK should have Loch Lomond on their to-do-list . I used to live there 20 years ago in Balloch which is a town at the foot of the Loch , lovely sights , lovely people . I'm now about 16 miles down the road but still visit the area regularly .
Such a pure voice and nothing electrified or autotuned.Emotional. I feel sorry for the cynics who would not like sentimentality.
Low -mond. funnilly I was in Balloch last weekend. Thats the town where the Marina for Loch Lomond is.
You need the Runrig with the tartan army version,it's the one that's played at the end of every wedding or party in Scotland with a mad dance that if you don't come off the floor with an injury ,you're not doing it right. Try out Ella Roberts doing the Skye Boat Song,it's haunting and she has a great voice
The Runrig live version of this song is by far the best.
The runrig version is amazing of this song, it's common to be played as the last song in Scottish parties!
I used to sing this song to my kids to get them to sleep when they were tiny. This one and the Skye Boat Song. Another one worth listening to. My Scottish grandmother played a huge part in my life.
A beautiful song full of pathos and melancholy. I was not aware of it's history, so thank you for that.
As everybody else has said Runrig live version for this. Played at every Scottish wedding
This one
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It always means more when you’re country is small
Fighting against the government
Pronunciation of Loch Lomond is Loch Low mond.
Such an emotional song.
Your correct, although might vary slightly by area slang, personally fae Fife we tent to pronounce it like Lowmind
@@scottmckelvie374 Interesting linguistic fact, cheers Scott.
I love this type of music. Especially when there's a story behind the song.
Another great song, that's been used in the connection of a Scottish character, when in fact the story behind it is Irish.
The song is Bonny Portmore, Lorreena McKennet's version I think is the best one. The song is about the cutting down of the great forests in Ireland, to make ships for the British Royal Navy.
Its a very haunting piece, on a simular ethereal level as Enya's May It Be or Clannad's Harry's Theme.
Well worth a listen
You need to watch the live Runrig version from Loch Lomond it’ll blow you mind
I'm a Scot. The more update version is FANTASTIC and sung by RUNRIG, although the version you played is the one we all learn at school. Written by the great bard Robert Burns (same guy who wrote the song the world sing at New Year, Auld Lang Syne).
Like most Scots , we played this at the end of our wedding ( run rig version ) 🏴
Runrig the only version to listen to buddy it has passion you weren't to far off with your pronunciation lol well done for trying
This song makes me so emotional and I've heard it many times. Greetin in Glasgow.
Wee translation for ye , Gloamin = twighlight, Ken = know, Nae = No, Greetin= Crying, fluers= flowers ,😀
Braes? I'm guessing hills.
I find it very haunting and a wonderful singing voice.
As someone previously stated. The Runrig version of this song gets played at the end of almost every wedding and it's a great way to say cheerio to the bride and groom for the night. The whole place is on the floor dancing and holding hands. You should have a look at something like Scottish wedding last dance in the search to see an alternative version but is sooo much fun at the end of Scottish gatherings over here. 👍👍🏴🏴 just for your own viewing not necessarily the channel
There's quite a few vids but none are very good quality ,unless others have been put up since I last looked
There aren't that many good ones. I agree. Just been looking. th-cam.com/video/jC5kpF9QJMM/w-d-xo.html
This one gives the idea of the end of the night
@@davie0979 that is a good one,most looked like a guest used a phone to video,you cracked it 🥉
That was so beautiful, thank you so much EB x
I am Australian Aboriginal by descent but also have Scottish, Irish
& Welch. So definately a lot of Celtic
heritage. I grew up listening to these
songs being sung. They are hauntingly beautiful and when I hear them, I feel a connection to my for father's.
Runrig is the only version of this to listen to. Donnie Munro singing it
First time I've listened to it knowing it's meaning. Wonderful, and that cello got me. 👍
This is one of the many songs my mum(from Fife in Scotland) would sing to me at bed time to get me to sleep.
Why watching an American react to all things British is so riveting, l don't know.
But it is.
He is clearly moved, and in deep appreciation.
He looks so ancient from the nose down, and so young from the nose up.
I'd love to know the story of his soul
Such a beautiful song and far from the only one to come out of Scotland's war filled past, there's Scotland the Brave, Highland Cathedral and Flower of Scotland (the national anthem) to name but a few! ❤
Ahhh you need to see the Runrig version
Try the Corries version next time, it’s way better. This song has been a massive part of my life since I was very little. This song is one of my earliest memories.
theres scottish blood in you this song is speaking to you
you know it your vidieos crack me up
Very moving song...
The high road , is the living persons normal way home.
The low road, is if a Scotsman dies abroad his soul travels back to Scotland ...he's dying , he's taking the low road home and will never meet his love again
The Skye Boat song is about Bonnie Prince Charlie as well. It's about his escape to the Isle Of Skye. I prefer the more upbeat, faster version of Loch Lomond. This is so dour, good for contemplating too.
Dour and melancholy make good companions for contemplation 😊
I always see the "true love" as Scotland itself. I love my country and have so much to be Scottish 🏴
We scots are a melancholy bunch but optimistic with it. A complex people. A lot more connected to our roots than a lot of cultures, especially where roman and British empires sought to destroy local culture. Great think is a lot of immigrants connect on a spiritual level and adopt the culture. Especially sikhs
@Leo Mulgrew That's just wonderful, I hadn't heard that. Thanks for sharing.
It's a beautiful song but in many ways a lot if Scots who joined Bonnie Prince Charlie were duped. Not all Scots supported him, his support mainly came in the Highlands.. This wasn't a war for independence. It was an attempt to install a Roman Catholic on the British thrown. Charlie wasn't interested in Scotland, he wanted the throne. Highlanders were mainly Roman Catholic so supported him. In the Lowlands many Scots were protestant so didn't. The Jocobites were also let down by English Catholics who said they'd help but then didn't. The whole thing is a tragedy. It's events like this which is why I've little time for religion or monarchies. The defeat of the Jacobites ended the clan system of the Highlands. The response from the British government was also disproportionate. Eventually the highlanders were cleared of the land by the owners. In the end it all boiled down to power, money and religion. As usual the people who suffered were the ordinary highlanders. The last battle at Calloden was a massicre. After that Garlic culture was attacked and almost destroyed but it hung on and is having a great revival. In fact Scots culture as a wholeis having a great revival with independence a huge issue and mat well happen. I hope it does. Its a lot more complex than that. But that's the jist. As always with history, especially Scots history nothing is simple and even historians can't agree
WTF is "Garlic culture"!?
The end of the vile, unjust feudal clan system was a great result of the crushing of the 1745 rebellion. One of the best and civilising things that ever happened to Scotland. After that came the Scottish enlightenment and then real Scotsmen (mostly the civilised lowlanders in other words) went on to conquer the world as great scientists, doctors, engineers, mathematicians, artists and philosophers. Under the "clan system" we'd still be paying extortionate rents to "chieftains" and killing each other over cattle and potato patches.
@@HO-bndk lol, spell checker auto correct
For contrast and to put a smile back on your face look for Andy Stewart's ''Donald Where's Your Troosers?''. :-D
Just to help you EB. Loch Low-mond and the battle was Kull-od-en. Keep the good work up...I do like your approach immensely
I think you'd prefer the Runrig version.
It's pronounced Loch Lowmond, thank you for taking the time to listen to one of the most beautiful love songs to Scotland.
It gets ya right in the heart. Ty cobber from Australia.
This is exactly the type of singer Billy Connolly would describe as having the bri nylon shirt and the gap in the teeth!
And singing about missing Scotland while you're still there....
This song is accredited to a Highland clansman of Clan Macfarlane, Jacobite prisoner of the English (following the failed rebellion of 1745). He is imprisoned in a hulk on the banks of the Tyne in N.E. England. The navy used to beach their old wooden warships, when they were of no more use, on the banks of river estuaries, at high tide. Initially a use would be found for them (in this case as a prison ship). They remained beached there until they fell apart. In Celtic myth, the dead can move from place to place beneath the ground (the Low Road) while the living move (of course) above ground (the High Road). The song is a lament. In it, the prisoner knows that death is close and is singing his farewells to his true-love, promising to meet her one last time, on the Banks of Loch Lomond, in a place where they used to meet.
try this one but runrig live very diff atmosphere you will love it
This was written in Scottish War Prisoners in Prison in England. The Lines, "You'll Take the High Road" Means "you'll be hung." "I'll take the Low Road" means, "I'll die of Typhus in Jail."
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For the Scots fighting the English you should listen to ''Scots Wha Hae'' which was written by Rabbie Burns (Robert Burns - Scotland's national poet) who also wrote ''Auld Lang Syn''.
Definitely Runrig live at Loch Lomond is best version
Beautiful :) I listen to it at least a few times a week 😅 thanks for reacting to it
It's very much a beautiful song. I can see why you listen to it a few times a week.
The Ella Roberts version is a personal favourite. She is Australian I believe, but nails it nonetheless.
Great song. Another great Scottish song that I like is roamin in the glomin. Great song. You should check out some Irish ballads too. May I suggest a singer called Christy Moore. Thank you. 👍🎶
According to my grandad he was related to Sir Harry Lauder, we always played this song when we crossed the border driving home for Xmas. Emotional
This version is not great though, it's a wee bit "shortbread tin Scotland"
Got to watch the live version at Loch lomond it's the best!!
You realy need to play Runrig Doing this live
Played at the end of any special occasion in scotland wedding,engagement, big birthday ect ect people who are the focus of the celebrations in a small circle in the middle with every other person in a big circle around them linking hands
First time right low mond👍but cull odd en
I think you would like 50,000 plus Scottish fans singing this just search for tartan army Loch Lomond
You should react to Highland cathedral by andre rieu. One of the most powerful pieces of music ever
was at loch lomond today beautiful
It's a beautiful place to visit and stay
Loh-mihnd... Pronunciation is perfect. Local pronunciation nailed.
All I hear in my head is Billy Connelly talking about his family sing alongs. A very beautiful song though
I too am an Englishman but visited Scotland many times and yes there is a fair bit of anti Englishness about but there is just as much welcoming about too. As for the actual landscape around the likes of Loch Lomond anyone who can look upon it without a feeling of awe has something missing. It is a very sad and at the same time a very beautiful song. Someone who had so much to die for and at the same time so much to live for.
I'm in Edinburgh watching this video enjoying a "Wee Dram" Slainte Mhath!
I'm Scottish and have tears in my eyes.
I’m Welsh and have tears in mine 🥲🏴
Whoever asked for this, cheers. 👍
Your welcome 😂😂 I also suggested the runrig one but i wanted him to hear one of the original versions first
@@Jsika87 Yeah thought it was gonna be Runrig live actually. But not disappointed at all.
Please take a look at a video which shows why the Scots (and Irish) have such strong empathy and brotherhood with the Native Americans through their shared experiences.
''Highland Stories: Clearances and the Duke of Sutherland''. By the channel Scotland History Tours (Bruce Fummey)
SCOTLAND ❤️ 🏴
We in Scotland sing this at weddings!
The low road is DEATH..the high road is LIFE..
I never knew that 😳
Listen to the Corrie's massacre of Glencoe. It's amazing and eerie
Never let the baskets grind u down, hope your daughter all the best 👍 😘
You may be interested to listen to Frankie Miller singing Caledonia, another love song to Scotland from one of our own, it's beautiful.
Extremely good version of this traditional classic.
I am partial to the version by Ella Roberts. There is a reason it has over nine point four million views, in two years.
Not as 'rousing', but personally I feel, more apropos, for what is basically a lament.
It is my understanding that the elderly iteration is actually Ella's grandmother.
Ha,ha! Ella is Australian, but her Scots/Irish ancestry is perhaps physically evident.
Please react to an English series called “porridge”. Set in the 70’s in a jail starring Ronnie Barker. Absolutely hilarious
I don't know why every country in the world except Scotland calls them 'lakes', the word lake makes no sense, the Scots call them 'lochs' for a reason, lochs are bodies of water that are land 'locked'.
Fun fact:- there are over 30,000 lochs in Scotland, some tiny, some huge and the rest are inbetween.
If you're looking for another beautiful Celtic song you should check out Grace, The Dubliners version gives you a brief backstory before the song
You were right first time!
It's Bonnie, my friend!