A blog's a blog for a' that....
I’ve just been sent an email with details of ‘The Bard on Scotland’ which has news of our own Burns supper, Tam Cowan’s TV documentary, What Burns Did For Me and Alba’s promising sounding music show where some of the top Nashville women pay tribute to Burns. However, I am shocked that the powers that be have chosen to overlook what might be the finest tribute to the great man that has appeared on the all year.
I know most of the regular bloggers will have read this already but I felt it deserved it’s own posting so it can be enjoyedby Burnsian scholars far and wide. DC and Gaie we salute you…
Fair fa' yer honest sonsie face,
Great Chieftans o' the Blogging Race,
Abune them aw ye tak yer place,
Mail, Text or Facebook,
Aw your music is good taste,
Fae Gong tae Dr Hook
Springsteen, Bowie, Floyd and PIL
Kassidy, Lulu, Jansch and Tull
We mak' oor lists, we mak' them still
Tho' themes repeat
Of space and colours we've had oor fill
Lost jotter indeed!
Folk tell o whit they're aboot tae eat
Risotto or quiche, langoustine or meat
A glass o' wine seems the norm no' a treat
Nae common ale!
In kitchens a' ower they jig tae the beat
Or text wi' a tale
No' a' folks are eagerly clearing their plate
Some drivin' hame or stuck on the M8
Or rushin' wi' weans tryin' no' tae be late
To karate class
It helps when the songs and tunes are a' greaaayyyt
Then we're no sae fasht
We tune in efter six wi' oor lugs pinned back
We're hopin' tae hear that favourite track
We've ploughed our collection, looked through the stack
Spotified or Googled
We want sangs and mair sangs, nae yakety yak
Keep the gigglin' frugal!
The groaning producer’s here again
Her hurdies? Dinnae mention them,
She tries her best, but it’s aye the same
Playlist debate
Blog sangs ignored again an again
Fae six til eight
Bryan’s knife see rustic labour dight,
Cuts playlist up wi' ready sleight,
”We’re no playin that the nicht!”
Babs, take a look!
Switch on the Mac an hae a sicht,
What’s on Facebook “
Then, sang for sang, they stretch an' strive:
Deil tak the bloggers! On they drive,
Till a' the weel-kaint sangs revive
In themes like “Drums”;
Then auld Burnett, maist like to rive,
Bethankit! Hums.
”We’ll hae tae pit on Blondie noo
An’ sangs that widnae flee a coo!”
Proclaimers? Thon wad make ye spew
An thump yer fist,
Wha’ takes a sneering, scornfu' view
O’ sic a playlist?
Poor devils! Listenin tae sic trash,
As feckless as wither'd rash,
What they’re needin’s a guid whip-lash,
Tae bring them roond!
Nae mair tracks like “Monster Mash” :
Play Bloggers soonds!
For mark the Blog, they urnae dull,
Their trembling earth resounds tae Tull,
Bragg an Floyd, turn them up full
An shake the trees
Liked fae Fife Ness tae Soond o Mull,
Wick tae Dumfries .
Ye Pow'rs, wha’s playlist taks the air,
And dishes oot this bill o' fare,
Beeb Scotland has tae take mair care;
They’ve waited long
Hear the Bloggers gratefu' prayer
An’ Get It On!
Comment number 1.
At 25th Jan 2012, DC wrote:I think "Bryan O' Burnett" should be read, with actions. I'm sure that the bloggers who stay to the west could play their parts!
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At 25th Jan 2012, DC wrote:This is worth a look at again, especially Norrie's version at #55
/blogs/bryanburnett/2011/01/rhymin_bryan.shtml
(sorry, forgot how tae dae that smart thing where folk put a hyperlink in a word)
DC
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Comment number 3.
At 25th Jan 2012, ericinelgin wrote:Famous comedian in paper plate accident
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At 25th Jan 2012, DC wrote:Ming glam joy
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At 25th Jan 2012, DC wrote:10 minutes in and three mentions of f***book and tw*tter but nae blog
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Comment number 6.
At 25th Jan 2012, ericinelgin wrote:You poets - it's all "me, me, me"
Jingly ammo
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Comment number 7.
At 25th Jan 2012, DC wrote:I think Megrahi will be away before the blog gets a mention
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Comment number 8.
At 25th Jan 2012, DC wrote:#8
If you look, you'll see it's me, me, you, me, me, you, me and now me again
Ho hum
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Comment number 9.
At 25th Jan 2012, ericinelgin wrote:#6
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Comment number 10.
At 25th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:THURSDAY
Ah wis oot the nicht. Show any good?
I probably won't have time to get online tomorrow, so I'll leave this here...
BRADFORD
Stay With Me, Baby - Kiki Dee
I'll Meet You at Midnight - Smokie
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Lady - Kenny Rogers
That's Right (You're not from Texas) - Lyle Lovett
:o)
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Comment number 11.
At 25th Jan 2012, gaie wrote:don't imagine I'll be around either when the new thread goes up either so here's mine for tomorrow
THURSDAY
It would be a very odd music programme that left out Chicago.....
- Luther Allison
Have You Ever Loved a Woman - Freddy King
Born Under a bad Sign - Albert King
Double trouble - Otis Rush
Spoonful - Howlin Wolf
You Can't Get That Stuff No More - Tampa Red
the Glasgow list's going to be endless so I'll just add a few newer bands, which would be nice to hear rather than the usual suspects
- Just the Way (That You Do It)
- Falter Discover
- Start to Roll
- Mariana
- The Lost
- I Am
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Comment number 12.
At 25th Jan 2012, ericinelgin wrote:Have a nice time, you two.
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Comment number 13.
At 26th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:Pure riddy, man!
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Comment number 14.
At 26th Jan 2012, gaie wrote:oh thanks a lot, SG. The date's off.
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Comment number 15.
At 26th Jan 2012, paolopablo wrote:Hey detroit.........
Nutbush City Limits / Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
from Live Bullet the finest live recording of all time
or
talking of Detroit, there was a wee label sprung up around there
What does it take / Jr walker & the allstars
Memphis
Last Night / Mar Keys
The first Stax House Band
Philadelphia
Year of decision / Three degrees
the perfect three minutes
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Comment number 16.
At 26th Jan 2012, DC wrote:So what's the theme to which GlenElgin & I will be tuning in?
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Comment number 17.
At 26th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:Here it is!
#14
Pure dizzy, man!
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Comment number 18.
At 26th Jan 2012, henri hannah wrote:Dundee: A Hot Bed Of Northern Soul: The Average White Band - Work To Do or Pick Up The Pieces
more to follow..
regardez - youse
henri
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Comment number 19.
At 26th Jan 2012, ericinelgin wrote:Bishopbriggs: of Jack Bruce
- Cream - This is better than the record and includes Brian Matthew (still broadcasting at 63).
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At 26th Jan 2012, ericinelgin wrote:Make that 83
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Comment number 21.
At 26th Jan 2012, Adam_from_Rio wrote:I wasn't AWOL Gaie! Just a wee summer brek down south. (During which I spotted a billboard adverstising a Nazareth gig in the port town of Itajai, Santa Catarina).
I see we are still having techinical problems with new threeds, plus a glance at the playlists reveals you had back to back "Break Frees" while I was away. I believe JFE was responsible for that one.
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At 26th Jan 2012, ericinelgin wrote:From New Orleans, birthplace of jazz, zydeco and R&B :
Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, Mahalia Jackson, Dr. John,Champion Jack Dupree, Guitar Slim, Little Richard, Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, Lee Dorsey, Allen Toussaint, Neville Brothers and The Meters
Tonight for your listening pleasure:
– King Oliver – Guaranteed to put a smile on your face. We haven't had that spirit here since 1929.
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Comment number 23.
At 26th Jan 2012, DC wrote:#17 cheers. That's easy peasy then!
Cellardyke, which is the biggest city in the East Neuk o' Fife (we even have three bus stops) is home to The Fence Collective, and Ian Stewart's Auntie stayed there.
So thats:
King Creosote
Pictish Trail
James Yorkston
Lone Pigeon
U.N.P.O.C.
Kid Canaveral
and
The Rolling Stones
even K T Tunstall is associated with Cellardyke
:-0
DC
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Comment number 24.
At 26th Jan 2012, gaie wrote:#21 Adam, you never asked us, ∴ you were AWOL, but I hope you enjoyed your summer break, we're having seasonal snow.
Bryan, could you not play anything for SG he's now off my playlist.
And now that I've nowhere to go, I'll be turning on and tuning in, so Bryan, please note that unlike some people who think one song they like is enough to recommend a city, I've paid proper attention to the theme and would be grateful if you could Get One of my Songs On. Ta.
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At 26th Jan 2012, dale_kelvin wrote:liverpool
'penny lane'..............................beatles
sheffield
'coles corner'.......................hawley
newcastle
'fog on the tyne'.........................lindisfarne
aw great musical and party towns.
cheers frae the dale
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Comment number 26.
At 26th Jan 2012, mary-doll wrote:#22 In that case, Dunfermline deserves a shout, too.
Barbara Dickson and most of Nazareth hail from there.
The Skids and Big Country also have associations with Dunfermline. As does Sailor.
Via a twinning with Trondheim, birthplace of Georg Kajanus, Sailor's lead singer.
;o)
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At 26th Jan 2012, mary-doll wrote:#25 dale - second your Sheffield shout, and elaborate with:
Pulp
ABC
The Human League
Joe Cocker
Moloko
Arctic Monkeys
among others.
Haven't heard much Moloko on the show, so Sing It Back would be good........
mary-doll, cultivating her garden
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Comment number 28.
At 26th Jan 2012, paolopablo wrote:#24
Ha! Now we are damned if we list and damned if we dont
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Comment number 29.
At 26th Jan 2012, paolopablo wrote:#27 you building snowmen or do you have an indoor bonsai farm?
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At 26th Jan 2012, henri hannah wrote:#19
They'll never play that one faither! Anyway, I thought the designation was banned.
After witnessing the really interesting Jack Bruce/Lau/Chamber Orchestra performance last night (which would have been awesome with better sound engineering) there was consensus among the audience, many of them working musicians around the Scottish scene, that it is disgraceful that Jack's solo work is ignored on Get It On - and so one has to once again campaign for it. Tiresome for us all, I know
Bishopbriggs/ Govan, Glasgow.
Weird Of Hermiston or Tickets To Waterfalls or Make Love or Post War or The Consul At Sunset - Jack Bruce
regardez youse
henri
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Comment number 31.
At 26th Jan 2012, DC wrote:#29 you lot got snaw? Been a braw day here!
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Comment number 32.
At 26th Jan 2012, ericinelgin wrote:Zanzibar:
of Taarab, Ngoma and Freddy Mercury
I Want To Break Free - Queen
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Comment number 33.
At 26th Jan 2012, mary-doll wrote:#27 paolo - the snow here isn't staying but it's no really the weather for anything too ambitious outside, so it's herbs in pots on the windowsill. It's a start.
#24 gaie, I forgot to add in Ian Anderson under that Dunfermline heading. Do you think we can get you and SG back on track with a communal shout for Tull? ;o)
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At 26th Jan 2012, Thing-Fish wrote:#30 This was a world renowned jazz bassist playing the piano badly and singing like Brian Eno being strangled. Why? I had to leave at 11 o’clock ‘cos my ears were bleeding and it’s almost unheard of for me to leave before the end of a gig. Lots of other people left too and the bar (where the music couldn’t be heard) got busier as the night went on.
The audience around me all had pained expressions on their faces like they couldn’t believe what they were hearing.
Sound Engineering my arse!
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At 26th Jan 2012, gaie wrote:#33 mary-doll, I'm all for Ian Anderson and his excellent work saving Andean Mountain Cats. Maybe SG could make a wee donation.
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Comment number 36.
At 26th Jan 2012, DC wrote:#33
..."tull we meet again,
tull we meet again......"
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Comment number 37.
At 26th Jan 2012, DC wrote:Right, that's it, I've had enough. The ultimate insult.
Anstruther indeed!!!
Bryan, SEE #23 ABOVE
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Comment number 38.
At 26th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:#37
*snigger*
#35
Pure emotional blackmail, man!
#33
Back on Track? Locomotive Breath
>8-D
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At 26th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:THURSDAY
Dundee
Eh Umna Therefore Eh Um - Saint Andrew
Mac Rebennack's Visit to Blairgowrie - Michael Marra
:o)
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At 26th Jan 2012, paolopablo wrote:#37
anstruthers got the fish shop and your boat. Where is cellardyke anyway?
And why do the petrol stations in the east neuk not open at weekends.
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At 26th Jan 2012, DC wrote:Anstruther is the poor part of Cellardyke
Pitkierie Garageopen Saturdays until 3pm
Colinsburgh open all week 0600 - 2200
Why do you have to come to the East Neuk for your petrol? Don't you have any wast by?
And, for info, a fish shop sells fish. A chip shop sells fish suppers
Anstruther indeed. Hmmmphhh!
DC
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Comment number 42.
At 26th Jan 2012, paolopablo wrote:I went to the east neuk for a single fish oot the single fish shop. It was a saturday.
I had fresh air in my tank. the first filling station was shut, the 2nd was closed down. I asked one of the yokels and he laughed...something about fuel at the weekend....
Anstruthers got his own marina full of the yachts of the rich and famous. If that's the poor bit I must visit rodeo drive in cellardyke.
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Comment number 43.
At 26th Jan 2012, DC wrote:Aye, we didnae want a muddy harbour near us
The rich and famous DC
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Comment number 44.
At 26th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:Aye, it's no' easy swimmin' in a muddy harbour...
;o)
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