Tour Scotland Ae Fond Kiss Video

Tour Scotland Ae Fond Kiss video. Written by Robert Burns. Performed by the great Scottish singer, Eddi Reader. Sir Walter Scott thought that Ae Fond Kiss contained the essence of a thousand love tales.

Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;
Ae fareweel, alas, for ever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.
Who shall say that Fortune grieves him,
While the star of hope she leaves him?
Me, nae cheerful twinkle lights me;
Dark despair around benights me.

I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy,
Naething could resist my Nancy:
But to see her was to love her;
Love but her, and love for ever.
Had we never lov'd sae kindly,
Had we never lov'd sae blindly,
Never met-or never parted,
We had ne'er been broken-hearted.

Fare-thee-weel, thou first and fairest!
Fare-thee-weel, thou best and dearest!
Thine be ilka joy and treasure,
Peace, Enjoyment, Love and Pleasure!
Ae fond kiss, and then we sever!
Ae fareweeli alas, for ever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.

Tour Scotland Queen Of Argyll Video

Tour Scotland Queen Of Argyll Video. A wonderful song, from the great Scots band Silly Wizard. Andy M. Stewart is lead vocals, tenor banjo Phil Cunningham: accordion, synthesizers, piano, tin whistle, and vocals Johnny Cunningham.

Gentlemen it is me duty
To inform you of one beauty
Though I'd ask of you a favor
Not to seek her for a while
Though I own she is a creature
Of character and feature
No words can paint the picture
Of the Queen of all Argyll.

Chorus:
And if you could have seen her there
Boys, if you had just been there
The swan was in her movements
And the morning in her smile
All the roses in the garden
They bow and ask her pardon
For not one could match the beauty
Of the Queen of all Argyll.

On the evening that I mentioned
I passed with light intention
Through a part of our dear country
Known for beauty and for style
In the place of noble thinkers
Of scholars and great drinkers
But above them all for splendor
Shone the Queen of all Argyll.

Chorus:
And if you could have seen her there
Boys, if you had just been there
The swan was in her movements
And the morning in her smile
All the roses in the garden
They bow and ask her pardon
For not one could match the beauty
Of the Queen of all Argyll.

Chorus:
And if you could have seen her there
Boys, if you had just been there
The swan was in her movements
And the morning in her smile
All the roses in the garden
They bow and ask her pardon
For not one could match the beauty
Of the Queen of all Argyll.

So my lads I needs must leave you
My intentions no' to grieve you
Nor indeed would I deceive you
Oh I'll see you in a while
I must find some way to gain her
To court her and attain her
I fear my heart's in danger
From the Queen of all Argyll.

Chorus:
And if you could have seen her there
Boys, if you had just been there
The swan was in her movements
And the morning in her smile
All the roses in the garden
They bow and ask her pardon
For not one could match the beauty
Of the Queen of all Argyll.

Tour Scotland November 20th video of wild water in Scotland

November 20th video of wild water in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Eilean Donan Castle Isle of Skye Video

Tour Scotland Eilean Donan Castle Isle of Skye Video. Eilean Donan (Scottish Gaelic Eilean Donnáin), is a small island in Loch Duich in the western Highlands of Scotland. Eilean Donan is named after Donnán of Eigg, a Celtic saint martyred in the Dark Ages. The island is dominated by this picturesque castle.

Tour Scotland Castle Urquhart Loch Ness Video

Tour Scotland Castle Urquhart Loch Ness Video. Urquhart Castle sits alongside Loch Ness in Scotland along the A82 road, between Fort William and Inverness. It is close to the village of Drumnadrochit. Though extensively ruined, it was in its day one of the largest strongholds of medieval Scotland, and remains an impressive structure, splendidly situated on a headland overlooking Loch Ness.

Tour Scotland Loch Ness Inverness Video

Tour Scotland Loch Ness Inverness Video. Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 37 km (23 miles) southwest of Inverness. . It is the second largest Scottish loch by surface area at 56.4 km2 (21.8 sq mi) after Loch Lomond, but due to its great depth it is the largest by volume.

Tour Scotland Waterfalls Glen Nevis Video

Tour Scotland Waterfalls Glen Nevis Video. Glen Nevis (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Nibheis) is a beautiful and popular glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, with Fort William at its foot. Several films have been shot in Glen Nevis, including some scenes from the Harry Potter movies, Braveheart and Rob Roy.

Tour Scotland Uig Bay Isle of Skye Video

Tour Scotland Uig Bay Isle of Skye Video. The village of Uig (Scottish Gaelic: Ùige) lies in a sheltered bay near the north end of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. From its sheltered port, Caledonian MacBrayne ferries run to Tarbert on Harris and Lochmaddy on North Uist providing links with the Outer Hebrides.

Tour Scotland Sorn Village Video

Tour Scotland Sorn Village Video. The original name of the parish was Dalgain. The sorn means a snout or projection probably from the projection, promontory, eminence, on which the castle stands. Sorn and Catrine, Ayrshire, are the nearest towns. The Sorn Castle stands upon a rock overhanging the river Ayr, and within a short distance of the church and manse. It is unknown who erected it.

Tour Scotland Eglinton Castle Irvine Video

Tour Scotland Eglinton Castle Irvine Video. The present ruin is a function of financial distress experienced by the owning family due to a combination of a 19th century bank failure and expense incurred in building the nearby Ardrossan Harbour, Ayrshire. The building was unroofed in 1925, used for target practice in WW2 and partly demolished in 1973. Now a romantic ruin in a wonderful parkland setting which is open to the public.

Tour Scotland Inverarary Castle Video

Tour Scotland Inverarary Castle Video. Inverarary Castle is set in Western Scotland. It is the seat of the Chief of Clan Campbell, the Duke of Argyll. The initial design for the castle was made in 1720 by the architect Sir John Vanbrugh, who also designed Blenheim Palace. The castle was damaged by two major fires, in 1877 and 1975, but most of its important artefacts and features survived or have been restored. It contains outstanding furnishings and interiors from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Tour Scotland Dunstaffnage Castle Video

Tour Scotland Dunstaffnage Castle Video. Dunstaffnage Castle is a partially ruined castle in Argyll and Bute, Western Scotland. The castle dates back to the 13th century, making it one of Scotland's oldest stone castles, in a local group which includes Castle Sween and Castle Tioram. Guarding a strategic location, it was built by the MacDougall lords of Lorn, and has been held since the 15th century by the Clan Campbell. To this day there is a hereditary Captain of Dunstaffnage, although they no longer reside at the castle. Dunstaffnage is maintained by Historic Scotland, and is open to the public, although the 16th century gatehouse is retained as the private property of the Captain.

Tour Scotland Willow Tea Rooms C.R. Mackintosh Video

Tour Scotland Willow Tea Rooms C.R. Mackintosh Video. The tea room phenomenon was mainly created by Catherine Cranston. For 21 years Mackintosh was Catherine Cranston's designer from 1897. This video shows the remarkable facade created by Mackintosh. Inside, many beautiful features survive including the original Room de lux stained glass doors. The Willow Tea Rooms are at 217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Sauchiehall means 'alley of the willows'.

Tour Scotland Mackintosh Church Glasgow Video

Tour Scotland Mackintosh Church Glasgow Video. This is the only church designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh to be built. This video focuses on the interior. Note the impressive stained glass and relief carving on wood and stonework. In designing this building Mackintosh used light and space to dramatic effect.

Tour Scotland Dundee Ghost Video

Tour Scotland Dundee Ghost video. Sung by the incomparable Matt McGinn. Born in Ross Street at the corner of the Gallowgate in Calton, Glasgow on January 17th, 1928, died January 5th, 1977. A Scottish folk singer-songwriter and poet.

Now a deid men seldom walks they very seldom talk
It's no very often you see them runnin aroon
But I am a refugee frae a graveyard in Dundee
And I've come tae haunt Some hooses in Glesca toon

Noo the reason I arose was tae get masel some clothes
Fur it really gets hell o' a cold below the grun (ground)
But then I whispered tae ma sel' I think I might as well
Hang aroon fur a while and have some fun

A man put out his light on a cold and wintery night
I showed him one o' ma ees (eyes) and a slapped his heid
He said Oh and I said Boo He said who the hell are you
A said don't be feared am only a man that's deid

Noo the fella knelt and prayed and this is what he said
Why in the name o' God have you picked on me
So I pulled away his rug and slapped him wan on the lug
The reason fur that I'll very soon let you see

When he brought the polis in I battered him wan on the chin
The polis turned aroon and he blamed ma fren (friend)
He marched him tae the jail, he'll be in there quite a while
But I'll see naboby steals his single end (a wee house)

The polis thought him daft and a lot o' people laughed
When the fella said a ghost wis in his hoose
But whit the fella said wis true and a might be visiting you
Fur don't forget that I'm still on the lose.

Tour Scotland Culloden's Harvest Video

Tour Scotland Culloden's Harvest video, sung by Deanta.

Chorus
Cold winds on the moors blow.
Warm the enemy's fires glow.
Like the harvest of Culloden,
Pain and fear and death grow.

'Twas love of our prince drove us all to Drumossie,
But in scarcely the time that it takes me to tell
The flower of our country lay scorched by an army
As ruthless and red as the embers of hell.

Chorus

Red Campbell the Fox did the work of the English.
McDonald in anger did no work at all.
With musket and cannon against honour and courage.
The invading men stood while our clansmen did fall.

Chorus

Nine mothers and children were left to their weeping,
With only the memory of father and son.
Turned out of their homes to make shelter for strangers,
The blackest of hours on this land has begun.

Chorus



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Tour Scotland Culloden Defeat Video

Tour Scotland Culloden Battlefield Defeat video. In the 1971 version of Kidnapped, Alan Breck is here a man in constant denial as he travels through a defeated landscape rife with disillusion in the wake of the Battle of Culloden, while David Balfour is trying to make sense of a world where those who are supposed to be on his side are far less honourable than those supposed to be his enemies. Kidnapped [1971] [DVD].

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Tour Scotland Glasgow School of Art C.R.Mackintosh Video

Tour Scotland Glasgow School of Art C.R.Mackintosh Video. Designed by the Glasgow architect firm of Honeyman and Keppie there appears no doubt that the design is the product of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Due to tight finances, half was completed in 1899 and the western end finished a decade later in 1909 when Mackintosh was 41 yrs old. Generally acknowldged as one of the most influential structures of the 20th century.

Tour Scotland Ballymeanoch Stones Kilmartin Glen Video

Tour Scotland Ballymeanoch Stones Kilmartin Glen Video. This short clip shows six standing stones of what may have originally been at least seven stones and possibly part of a larger, prehistoric site. Two of the standing stones are decorated with cup and cup and ring marks. These stones are just part of the Kilmartin Glen prehsitoric site which comprises cairns, stone circles, standing stones and rock art.

Tour Scotland Corbridge Roman Site Hadrian's Wall Video

Tour Scotland Corbridge Roman Site Hadrian's Wall Video. This is a fascinating site strategically located at the intersection of one of the principal routes into Scotland and a line of communication between the Tyne and the Solway. The site was occupied by the Roman military from the last quarter of the first century to the beginning of the fifth century.

Tour Scotland Family of Highland Cattle Video

Tour Scotland Family of Highland Cattle Video. Highland cattle or kyloe are an ancient Scottish breed of beef cattle with long horns and long wavy pelts which are coloured black, brindled, red, yellow or dun. Highland cattle have been successfully established in many temperate countries. Their hair provides protection during the cold winters and their skill in browsing for food enables them to survive in steep mountain areas. The breed was developed in the Scottish Highlands and western isles of Scotland.

Tour Scotland Stirling Castle Video

Tour Scotland Stirling Castle The Chapel Royal Video. Built 1594 in just nine months to accommodate the visiting dignitaries for the baptism of Prince Henry. Extensively redecorated in 1628-9 and then restored in the 1930s. The timber ceiling dates from 1996. The Chapel Royal of Stirling Castle houses some impressive tapestries which were woven on site.

Tour Scotland Inchmahome Priory Lake of Menteith Video

Tour Scotland Inchmahome Priory, Lake of Menteith Video. The ruins shown are those of a Priory dating from 1238 which was founded by Walter Comyn and located close to his residence at Inch Talla. This interesting site, located on an island in the middle of Scotland's only official lake, accessed by a small boat.

Tour Scotland Achnabreck Rock Carvings Video

Tour Scotland Achnabreck Rock Carvings Video. Kilmartin Glen has "a remarkable concentration of some of the most impressive cup and ring decorated rock surfaces in Scotland." The purpose, and even the precise date, of Cup and ring marks is uncertain. They are found on natural rock surfaces at Achnabreck, Cairnbaan, and near Kilmichael Glassary.

Tour Scotland Temple Wood Stone Circle Video

Tour Scotland Temple Wood Stone Circle Video. This site is found in Kilmartin Glen, and dates from about 3500 BC and may have been in use for over 2000 years. Evidence suggests the cist in the centre was used up untl 1400 BC. Kilmartin Glen is an area in Argyll not far from Kintyre, which has one of the most important concentrations of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in Scotland. The name of the site originates in the 19th century (coinciding with the planting of trees around the circles) and has no relevance to the purpose of the site. It is located just south of the southern Nether Largie cairn.

Tour Scotland Dunstaffnage Castle Video

Tour Scotland Dunstaffnage Castle Video. Located at mouth of Loch Etive in Argyll, the present castle was built by the Macdougalls, Lords of Lorn around 1225 and remains substantially intact.