29 Aug 2025
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 Ye Banks and Braes

 There are loads of tunes/songs and people that contributed to the huge library
 of Irish and Scottish music. The very first one that I personally will mention
 will be Robert Burns, the second one will be Jim McCann.

 This song, if I remember correctly, is based on a tune named "The Caledonian's
 Hunt Delight". Robert Burns wrote a poem for a fair lady who was deceived by a
 false-hearted lover, and set it to the melody.

 I can't imagine how a Scot would feel seeing me taking about their music with
 my amateur view and understanding. Not to say it in disrepect, I don't find
 myself having a lot of trouble understanding Scots (as in spoken language). Of
 course words like scran, ilka, ken, etc. will be confusing at first.

 Anyways, it is a very well known song, and I heard that it is one of the songs
 that they will teach in primary schools in Scotland. The most common sheet
 music I usually see online are in D major, but magically it has no C# so it is
 playable on my 20b Anglo Concertina (It's a Lachenal, I am super beginner
 level due to lack of practice, my excuse is no self discipline, don't ask).

 Any Anyways, my point is there are so many versions of this song available,
 but I like the version from The Cast. I am not sure if they are still making
 new music, but the beautiful playing of the guitar with the seventh chords and
 the singing, it added a lot to the melancholic mood of what lyrics are telling
 the listeners about.

 I love this song so much that I once introduced it to a scammer on Whatsapp.
 They didn't reply me though...

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 Ye Banks and Braes

 in album "Winnowing" by The Cast
 https://open.spotify.com/track/36xE57ONyqMXp2c6pD3AcK

 Tune settings on The Session
 https://thesession.org/tunes/6718