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Homeland
 
Loch Lomond (trad) One of the legends has it that a wounded Jacobite prisoner, enslaved and transported by the English army, walks slowly along the low road (death). He sings this song to his true love as she walks along the high road (life) and
he remembers them both walking together on the Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond.
 
Kenneth Mackenzie (Brahan Seer) (D.Ferguson) Kenneth Mackenzie, better known as Coinneach Odhar, the Brahan Seer, was born at Baile-na-Cille, in the Parish of Uig and Island of Lewis in the beginning of the 17th century. Nothing particular is recorded of his early life. However, when he entered his teens, he received a 'stone ' by which he could reveal the future destiny of man. Coinneach's supernatural powers were to lead to his untimely and cruel death.
 
Misty Valley (D. Ferguson) In the frantic lifestyle that we live, we sometimes tend to forget about the important and meaningful things in life. I romanticise about what life could be like if our lives were different. I long for the carefree life of the gipsy who has no chains to hold him down, the freedom of the open road, the blue sky above him. What more can I ask for?
 
Highland Fusiliers (D. Ferguson) Centuries ago on a cold, dark, and rainy night in the Highlands, young men merrily drink ale around a warm peat fire. Horses hooves are heard outside the door of the bothy (working man's shack) and all talking inside suddenly stops. The King's soldiers appear in the doorway, casting flickering shadows in the hall, as they make their way towards the firelight. The young men recognise the brightly coloured tunics of the soldiers, buttons glistening, and swords ready in scabbards by their side. A Kings' shilling is tossed on the table before them. Upon acceptance of the shilling they sell their freedom and they are now the property of the King.
 
Highland Lassie (D. Ferguson) This song tells the story of young Catherine Ferguson who was taken from her home in the spring of 1746 immediately after the '45 Jacobite rebellion. Catherine's only crime was in not telling the Duke of Cumberland's troops where her husband William was located. William Ferguson was a Captain in the Irish Dragoons who fought on the side of Charles Edward Stewart against the English at the battle of Culloden. Catherine was tortured and eventually hanged on the gallows tree, taking her secret with her to the grave.
 
Fyvie o (trad) This song is a great favourite in the north east of Scotland. It hails from Aberdeen-shire, and is one of the first songs that I sang and played to a live audience. There are many versions of this song, some mention different place names, and have a completely different construction. There is also an English version of this work in existence!
 
Hector McDonald (D. Ferguson) Sir Hector McDonald was a renowned tactician and one of our most famous heroes. Born the son of a crofter, he rose quickly through the ranks, and was eventually knighted for his services, a virtually unknown honour in those days. This year (2003) is the anniversary of this colourful Scot, also known as "Fighting Mac". Writing this song is my way of thanking him, as well as our other forgotten heroes.
 
Afterglow (D. Ferguson) Dreams of Heather clad hills, morning dew, sunrises and sunsets, mist and rain. How quickly life passes by, as fleetingly as the seasons. This song is about walking in the hills and glens of Scotland, longing to return to my homeland while I am far away touring. I wander aimlessly in a land where time stands still, and the hills and glens appear unchanged as they have for thousands of years. I yearn to be one with the land of my birth.
 
Culloden I wanted to write a meaningful song about the last battle to be fought on Scottish soil, and also for the brave men, women, and children who died on that day, fighting for the land they loved. The battlefield at Drummossie Moor overlooks the ancient town of Inverness the capital of the Highlands. The aftermath of this tragic battle was the Highland Clearances when crofters from all over the North of Scotland were driven from their family lands and holdings to make way for sheep.The evocative writing and arrangement paints a vivid picture of that memorable day in 1746.
 
Twa Recruitin' Sergeants (trad) In this song the Recruitin' Sergeants were having problems getting men to enlist. In those days, they would to resort to various kinds of trickery to get the young men to join the army and fight for the King. One method of persuasion was to convince the men that they should leave their sweethearts and their menial lives for a much better one serving their King. If for example they were f