Pubblicato inMusica scozzese/ Scottish music
Last May a braw wooer by Robert Burns
Robert Burns writes the humorous song "Last May a Braw Wooer" (Last Maya brave lover) making some drafting…
Tra terra e cielo, la cultura nei paesi dei Celti
Tag: Robert Burns
Pubblicato inFOLK BALLAD/Ballate popolari
Gudeen to you kimmer
"Gudeen to you kimmer" ('Good evening to you, gossipy woman') is the title that Robert Burns gave to…
Pubblicato inAnti&war song/CANTI DI GUERRA, FOLK BALLAD/Ballate popolari, Musica scozzese/ Scottish music, STORIA SCOZZESE/ Scottish history
Hughie the Graham
The ballad is classified by Child to the number 191 in several variations, but they are only two…
Pubblicato inCHRISTMAS TIME/Natale, FILM, Musica scozzese/ Scottish music, Usanze e tradizioni/ Folklore
Auld Lang Syne: melodies in search of an author
This is an old song that Robert Burns says he heard from an elderly singer. The song includes…
Pubblicato inCOUNTRY DANCE, MITI/Mythology, Musica scozzese/ Scottish music, Usanze e tradizioni/ Folklore
Corn Rigs are bonnie
Corn Rigs (Rigs o'Barley) was written entirely by Robert Burns in 1782 adapting it to an old Scottish…
I’ll meet thee on the lea-rig by Robert Burns
The lea-rig (The Meadow-ridge) is a traditional Scottish song rewritten by Robert Burns in 1792 under the title…
Pubblicato inDrinking song/ CANTI DA OSTERIA, FOLK BALLAD/Ballate popolari, FOLK INGLESE/English Folk, Musica scozzese/ Scottish music
John Barleycorn must die!
John Barleycorn (in Italian Giovanni Chicco d'Orzo) is a traditional song spread in England and Scotland, focused on…
Oh, are ye sleepin’ Maggie?
From the tradition of "night visiting songs" the text is attributed to the Scottish poet Robert Tannahill and…
Pubblicato inAnti&war song/CANTI DI GUERRA, Musica scozzese/ Scottish music, questione giacobita/ Jacobite rising
There grows a bonie brier-bush
"There grows a bonie brier-bush" is a traditional Scottish song modified by Robert Burns for editorial purpose and…
Pubblicato inAnti&war song/CANTI DI GUERRA, Musica scozzese/ Scottish music, questione giacobita/ Jacobite rising
There grows a bonnie brier-bush
"There grows a bonie brier-bush" è una canzone tradizionale scozzese modificata da Robert Burns per esigenze editoriali e…
Pubblicato inMusica scozzese/ Scottish music
Wee Willie Gray
Robert Burns riporta per lo "Scots Musical Museum" un frammento di una canzoncina popolare (rielabarota da lui basandosi…
Pubblicato inMusica scozzese/ Scottish music
Wee Willie Gray
Robert Burns reports for the "Scots Musical Museum" a fragment of a popular song (revived by him based…
Pubblicato inCOUNTRY DANCE, FILM, FOLK INGLESE/English Folk, LIBRI/Book, Musica scozzese/ Scottish music, Outlander
Outlander: Baroque Boogie Woogie
Confronto fra la versione nel libro La Straniera di Diana Gabaldon (capitolo 34) e la serie televisiva Outlander,…
Pubblicato inCOUNTRY DANCE, FILM, FOLK INGLESE/English Folk, LIBRI/Book, Musica scozzese/ Scottish music
Outlander: Baroque Boogie Woogie
The version in the book The Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (chapter 34) and the television series Outlander, season…
Pubblicato inEMIGRATION SONG/Canti sull'emigrazione, FOLK INGLESE/English Folk, TURISMO IN SCOZIA/ Scotland travelling
FAREWELL TO THE BANKS OF AYR
"The gloomy night is gath'ring fast" or "The bonie banks of Ayr" was written by Robert Burns on the…
Pubblicato inMusica scozzese/ Scottish music
Green Grow The Rashes: Toast to the lassies
Robert Burns wrote "Green Grow The Rushes O" (Green Grow The Rashes O) in September 1784: a deft compliment…
Pubblicato inFOLK INGLESE/English Folk, Musica scozzese/ Scottish music, TURISMO IN SCOZIA/ Scotland travelling
Rantin’ rovin’ Robin
"Rantin ', rovin', Robin" is an autobiographical song written by Robert Burns as a celebration of his 28th…
Lord Ronald, my Son
Lord Ronald, my Son è la Child #12, F raccolta da Robert Burns nell'Ayrshire sulla melodia "Lochaber no…
Dusty miller
Canzoncina passata per la penna di Robert Burns da un frammento di Herd (Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs 1776) andata…
Pubblicato inCucina scozzese/ Scottish cooking, Musica scozzese/ Scottish music, questione giacobita/ Jacobite rising, RICETTE TRADIZIONALI/ traditional recipes, STORIA SCOZZESE/ Scottish history
Bannocks of Barley (Bear Meal)
Bannocks o Barley: nella canzone si rende omaggio ai guerrieri dei clan scozzesi (i Montanari della Scozia alta e…