With having a couple of months off from live performances just now, we’ve been taking the chance to record a new series of our podcast, The Scottish Song Guide.
The new episodes are coming every Saturday and are available on all the major podcast platforms including Apple, Amazon, Stitcher and Spotify. The first episodes are already released and see us looking at the origins and development of Cam Ye By Atholl and Dumbarton’s Drums.
If you’re interested in hearing a bit more about these songs, please have a listen in and subscribe on your chosen podcast player.
Episode 15: MacPherson's Farewell – The Scottish Song Guide
We’re finishing off series 2 of the podcast with a song which has perhaps the best backstory of any Scottish folk song, MacPherson’s Farewell.
Also known as MacPherson’s Rant, the song is often said to have been written on the gallows by James MacPherson, hanged at Banff on 16th November 1700. But how much of the story is actually true? Listen in as we try to wade through the legends and get to the truth.
This is the last episode in the current series but we’ll be back for series 3 early next year. In the meantime, if there are any songs you’d like to hear about please let us know.
Music featured:
MacPherson’s Rant by The Sorries (taken from the album Auld Lang Syne – 2012)
MacPherson’s Rant by The Sorries (podcast session recording, taken from Episode 7: Happy Homemany – 2020)
You can listen to the full version of the song on The Sorries album Auld Lang Syne and can hear more of our songs on the major streaming services or by visiting http://thesorries.co.uk
You can also get lots of Sorries-themed rewards – including exclusive videos, song tutorials and even a house concert – if you sign up to support us on Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/TheSorries
Some references and further reading are to be found on the podcast site – scottishsongguide.com
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