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You've Got a Friend (Instrumental) You've Got a Friend (Instrumental)
Recorded for the funeral of Jim Johnstone, gig buddy and co-founder of Kelso Folk Club, in February 2004. Played on Lowden O10.
Over Edinburgh Over Edinburgh
Edinburgh (Scotland!) is a wonderful city in summer and if you've been there, the chances are you have ended your night out as the sun rose again. As much a cameo of the festival city, as a love song...
Lucy Ashton's Song Lucy Ashton's Song
A setting of Sir Walter Scott's short lyric 'Lucy Ashton's Song' from The Bride of Lammermoor, tune and guitar setting written by David Kilpatrick for the 'Whiteadder: Heart of the Lammermuirs' on-line festival 2020.
When I Was Young When I Was Young
I wrote this song, with a tune derived from central European traditions, around about 1970 - many years before the wars in the Balkans. I found it in a folder of teenage jottings.
Oak Leaves Falling Oak Leaves Falling
An autobiographical song - Autumn 1968, woods near our homes in South Yorkshire. Written for Shirley in 2001, prompted by a sepia print of the photo I took that day. Well, would you be happy to have oak leaves carefully added to your hair?
Take Me Back to 1969 Take Me Back to 1969
This song just strikes a chord with audiences everywhere - even if the year needs changing. 'Someone went ahead of me, and turned the signposts round...' - the story of my life!
Old Soldiers Never Cry Old Soldiers Never Cry
A song for the veterans of all wars and any wars - not a lament, nor a protest, but a comment on the passing of time and the nature of men at war. Strong chorus and rythm.
One Hour With Thee One Hour With Thee
The language is a little old-fashioned, but this is new song. It seems right that way. Have a listen if you love someone.
Willie o'Winsbury Willie o'Winsbury
A song which appears in most British traditions and is sometimes considered to be Scottish. One of my favourite ballads. With 2nd part played on a Troubadour Lionheart bouzouki.
Young Waters Young Waters
One of those true stories which turns itself into a song; not very well known, but a great tune and some strong images.
The Maid of Norway The Maid of Norway
This is the song normally known as Sir Patrick Spens, but substantially updated and shortened, with a chorus based on one of the Walter Scott verses
Amaretto Amaretto
Listen and let the song paint the picture: this is just a short single verse, a moment in time, an image.
Dangerous Shoes Dangerous Shoes
I tried to use the iPad with GarageBand as a sort of musical notepad end of 2011, beginning 2012. Today I was trying to get the iPad to work with some other gear (it never has yet) and found this recording. An ad-lib sort of songwriting..
The Banks o' Bonny Tweed The Banks o' Bonny Tweed
A quick song as a Valentine's Day pressie for my wife, Feb 14th 2005. In the general tradition of Scots oldies.
Scotland the Brave Scotland the Brave
This is 90 seconds of quick instrumental to show how badly Scotland the Brave, which is a pretty lousy tune, can be mangled on guitar
Johnny he's a'Ridin' Johnny he's a'Ridin'
This is a ballad on the life and death of John Armstrong, 'Black Jock', the laird of Gilnockie and notorious thief and reiver, hanged by James V of Scotland in 1530 on the field of Carlinrig high above Hawick town.
The Broom o' the Cowdenknowes The Broom o' the Cowdenknowes
This is a very much personal interpretation of the 1830 words for this Scots song from R A Smith's Scotish Minstrel, with nylon string guitar accompaniment. An unrehearsed live recording with some variation from the original words.
The Laird o'the Dainty Downbye The Laird o'the Dainty Downbye
This is an old Scots song with many variants, and here I have assembled a story using some of the verses I like best.
The Nabob (The Traveller's Return) The Nabob (The Traveller's Return)
Song No 538 Version A from the Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection (Aberdeen), recorded on Dec 31 2012 after finding it by mistake, with a variation headed Auld Lang Syne.
Jock o'Hazeldean Jock o'Hazeldean
This is a recording of one of my favourite Scots Border songs, by Sir Walter Scott, the story of John Scott of Hassendean and his English runaway bride from Westmorland.
