The McCalmans Lyrics And Chords
These are the songs most associated with The McCalmans. The group recorded many more and many are in the Scottish section, some more of their songs were also recorded by The Corries. The McCalmans are one of the finest folk groups to come from Scotland along with The Corries and Runrig. The majority of the chords in this section were worked out by Marc. The band called it a day in 2010 and retired after 46 years on the road, but their music lives on.
Extra Time
Corryvreckan Calling
Five O' Clock In The Morning
The Highland Road
Isle Of Eigg
Keepers
Learning To Row
The Last Session
The Living Truth
Mothers Daughters Wives
The Carrion Crow
Strange Dawn
Twa Recruitin' Sergeants
Victory Parade
Wrecked Again
The Lochs O'The Tay
Men Of The Sea
Neil Gow's Apprentice
Portnahaven
Single Handed Sailor
The Scots Abroad
Tim McGuire
The Witch O' Fife
The Balena
The Lion
Scotland
The Yellow On The Broom
There's A War Outside
Men Of The Sea
Neil Gow's Apprentice
Portnahaven
Single Handed Sailor
The Scots Abroad
Tim McGuire
The Witch O' Fife
The Balena
The Lion
Scotland
The Yellow On The Broom
There's A War Outside
The McCalmans Songs
Ian MCCALMAN plays guitar;
Nick KEIR plays guitar, mandolin, mouth-organ and whistle; Derek MOFFAT plays guitar and bodhran
Their many followers will testify that they are not just another folk group.
lan and Nick were born in Edinburg and Derek comes from Dysart. The original group started in 1964 at the Edinburg School of Architecture when Hamish Bayne was in the band. He suffered an acute attack of sanity and left the band in 1982 and Nick came in...the brave guy has been in the group ever since. Derek is the undisputed lead singer" and has just written his first song, Nick sings, writes memorable songs and is the main instrumentalist. Ian drives the car and tells the others how well they're doing. He also arranges many of the songs.
Material. During the folk-rock boom, the instrumental blast and the Celtic explosion, they kept finding and singing traditional and contemporary material from Scotland (and beyond) with unique harmony and idiosyncratic, off-the-cuff presentation. It is their constant commitment to humour and entertainment via song that explains why they are still in demand.
What they've done. 21 albums (220 songs), countless radio and T.V series plus world tours in every direction. They have heald the bill at London's Albert Hall and the smallest of folk clubs. They have sung in deserts, jungles,arctic wastes and remote islands, taking their music to anyone who will listen.
lan, Derek and Nick (and ex-member, Hamish), have remained the best of friends throughout the years and perhaps the reason for this is their refusal to travel more than four months per year, which keeps them fresh and Scottish. Their most recent album, "Keepers" has received a wonderful reception and could well rival the sales of Peace and Plenty ", which earned a gold disc. Tours in the Scottish Highlands, Denmark, Germany, England and Holland are lined up in the immediate future and after that the tours go inter-continental.
Future It's really difficult to predict when one of the busiest groups will "call it a day"....sometime this century!
Nick KEIR plays guitar, mandolin, mouth-organ and whistle; Derek MOFFAT plays guitar and bodhran
Their many followers will testify that they are not just another folk group.
lan and Nick were born in Edinburg and Derek comes from Dysart. The original group started in 1964 at the Edinburg School of Architecture when Hamish Bayne was in the band. He suffered an acute attack of sanity and left the band in 1982 and Nick came in...the brave guy has been in the group ever since. Derek is the undisputed lead singer" and has just written his first song, Nick sings, writes memorable songs and is the main instrumentalist. Ian drives the car and tells the others how well they're doing. He also arranges many of the songs.
Material. During the folk-rock boom, the instrumental blast and the Celtic explosion, they kept finding and singing traditional and contemporary material from Scotland (and beyond) with unique harmony and idiosyncratic, off-the-cuff presentation. It is their constant commitment to humour and entertainment via song that explains why they are still in demand.
What they've done. 21 albums (220 songs), countless radio and T.V series plus world tours in every direction. They have heald the bill at London's Albert Hall and the smallest of folk clubs. They have sung in deserts, jungles,arctic wastes and remote islands, taking their music to anyone who will listen.
lan, Derek and Nick (and ex-member, Hamish), have remained the best of friends throughout the years and perhaps the reason for this is their refusal to travel more than four months per year, which keeps them fresh and Scottish. Their most recent album, "Keepers" has received a wonderful reception and could well rival the sales of Peace and Plenty ", which earned a gold disc. Tours in the Scottish Highlands, Denmark, Germany, England and Holland are lined up in the immediate future and after that the tours go inter-continental.
Future It's really difficult to predict when one of the busiest groups will "call it a day"....sometime this century!
CANCEL MARIE'S WEDDING
Tune trad.; words I.McCalman; MCPS & PRS All nationalties have been made welcome in the Scottish Highlands but not the speculative absentee
landlords. lan sings.
Her father died the land was sold Marie tried
to keep a hold Scottish law and foreign
gold Cancel Marie's wedding
Sell we gaily on we go
Down at heel so we must blow Hills and
Islands row on row All for the sake of money
All you need for stream and ben...
is Deutschmark, Guilder, Franc or Yen
Then... sell it on again
For the sake of money
Buy a castle buy a glen Sitting tenants
"no problem" Highland clearances again
For the lack of money
Plenty fish to fill the creels
Plenty agents fixing deals
Lawyers dancing jigs and reels
All for the sake of money
Other countries you will find
It's not allowed but never mind
Here's our land for auld lang syne
All it takes is money
You think you're safe you spoke too soon
They've seen the film they've hummed the tune
'Braveheart' meets 'Brigadoon'
All for the sake of money
© lan McCalman
Tune trad.; words I.McCalman; MCPS & PRS All nationalties have been made welcome in the Scottish Highlands but not the speculative absentee
landlords. lan sings.
Her father died the land was sold Marie tried
to keep a hold Scottish law and foreign
gold Cancel Marie's wedding
Sell we gaily on we go
Down at heel so we must blow Hills and
Islands row on row All for the sake of money
All you need for stream and ben...
is Deutschmark, Guilder, Franc or Yen
Then... sell it on again
For the sake of money
Buy a castle buy a glen Sitting tenants
"no problem" Highland clearances again
For the lack of money
Plenty fish to fill the creels
Plenty agents fixing deals
Lawyers dancing jigs and reels
All for the sake of money
Other countries you will find
It's not allowed but never mind
Here's our land for auld lang syne
All it takes is money
You think you're safe you spoke too soon
They've seen the film they've hummed the tune
'Braveheart' meets 'Brigadoon'
All for the sake of money
© lan McCalman
