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Kuntz, Andrew. The Fiddler's Companion: A Descriptive Index of North American and British Isles Music for the Folk Violin and Other Instruments. Esther Ofarim - Esther and Abi Ofarim - Esther & Abi Ofarim - Ofraim אסתר עופרים". esther-ofarim.de. [ failed verification] It's not simply the geography," he said. "The changing of the main title comments on an evolution of the characters. We knew that we wanted something dramatic and cinematic."

Every so often we round a knobbly point of land, hoping to see a swooping bird of prey or dorsal fin in the sea channels. Soon, near the cool reaches of Loch Aline, we are transfixed by blubbery cetaceans, white-tailed eagles and glorious snow-fuzzed summits. There’s no sign of the yachts and other vessels that arrive in summer, just views of lonely chess-piece lighthouses and dazzling empty beaches. The song tells the tale of Bonnie Prince Charlie (Prince Charles Edward Stuart and grandson of James II and VII of Scotland) and his flight from Benbecula to the Isle of Skye, following his defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. It was the final attempt by the Stuarts to reclaim the throne after their last monarch Queen Anne died, at which point the crown was then passed to George I from Hanover. Bonnie Prince Charlie's supporters, however, believed he was the rightful heir to the throne. If you can take the unpredictable winter weather, you can see some truly stunning places,” says John, while we navigate a choppy swell around Ardnamurchan lighthouse, one of the British mainland’s most westerly points. “Plus, at this time of year, we have the Highland coast completely to ourselves. Well … almost.” Situated off the west coast of Scotland, the Isle of Skye, largest of the inner Hebridean islands, is actually the easiest of Scotland’s islands to reach. It has been connected to the mainland by the Skye Crossing (more often called the Skye Bridge) since 1995 and the crossing is now how most visitors to Eilean a’ Cheò (the ‘Misty Isle’ – the island’s gaelic name) arrive.

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The text of the song gives an account of how Bonnie Prince Charlie, disguised as a serving maid, escaped in a small boat after the defeat of his Jacobite rising of 1745, with the aid of Flora MacDonald. The song draws on the motifs of Jacobitism although it was composed nearly a century and a half after the episode it describes. [3] Especially Stevenson's version, which gives the boat's course (Mull was astern, Rum on the port, Eigg on the starboard bow) seems to describe Charles's flight from the mainland, but that is unhistorical. The only time Charles was in Skye was when he left Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides to avoid the increasingly thorough government searches. It is unlikely that a boat from Benbecula would sail south of Rum to travel to Skye.

Calum Kennedy included a version on Songs of Scotland and Ireland (Beltona 1971), and Rod Stewart recorded two versions of the song with The Atlantic Crossing Drum & Pipe Band during the sessions for Atlantic Crossing between 1974 and 1975. They were given an official release on the deluxe re-release of the album in 2009. a b c "10 facts about Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites". History Extra. Immediate Media Company. 12 May 2016 . Retrieved 12 October 2021. . Songs of the North (20th edition: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project.

The Skye Boat Song", by Robert Louis Stevenson, published in the collection Songs of Travel and Other Verses, Project Gutenberg Sing me a Song of a Lad that is Gone by Robert Louis Stevenson". Poetry Foundation. 24 May 2018 . Retrieved 12 October 2021. It was extremely popular in its day and, from its first recording by Tom Bryce on 29 April 1899, [6] it became a standard among Scottish folk and dance musicians. From the 1960s onwards, it became even more widely known and has remained popular in mainstream music genres.

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