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Afton water - sung by Ken McKellar
Afton water - sung by Ken McKellarAfton Water 1 Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,2 Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise;3 My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream,4 Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.5 Thou stock-dove, whose echo resounds thro' the glen,6 Ye wild whistling blackbirds in yon thorny den,7 Thou green-crested lapwing, thy screaming forbear,8 I charge you disturb not my slumbering fair.9 How lofty, sweet Afton, thy neighbouring hills,10 Far mark'd with the courses of clear winding rills;11 There daily I wander as noon rises high,12 My flocks and my Mary's sweet cot in my eye.13 How pleasant thy banks and green valleys below,14 Where wild in the woodlands the primroses blow;15 There oft, as mild Ev'ning sweeps over the lea,16 The sweet-scented birk shades my Mary and me.17 Thy crystal stream, Afton, how lovely it glides,18 And winds by the cot where my Mary resides,19 How wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave,20 As gathering sweet flowrets she stems thy clear wave.21 Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,22 Flow gently, sweet river, the theme of my lays;23 My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream,24 Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dreamRobert Burns
Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: lorgain2
Length: 03:13
Rating: 5.00
Views: 3983
Tags: Afton burns Kenneth McKellar scottish songs waters
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lorgain2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
David of the White Rock a lovely Welsh language song,jcriedijk thanks for your comment.
jcriedijk (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
ps.Mostly the wellknown songs are mentioned but the real surprises are the unknown treisures such as "Island Moon","Land of hearts desire","David of the white rock","The twa corbies"etc.He sang also with famous Irish ladysingers Mary O'Hara & Patricia Cahill,but also with worldfamous sopranos JoanSutherland and Grace Bumbry in his early classical days(The Messiah)He sang so easy and warm and at the same time at an enormous high level.He deserves being mentioned in the dictionary of music.
jcriedijk (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Hello Scotland!the Netherlands here!10 votes (out of 10!)Read all the reactions with interest.Agree fully,"your"(and my!)Kenneth was one of the greatest if not THE greatest singer Scotland produced.Make it the whole UKas with the same spirit he sang Irish,Welsh& British folksongs.Strange someone didn't know him(yet),I collect his records ever since 1964(I am 58 now)and consider his album Songs of the Hebrides(with wavesounds)as a highlight Every song is a vocal gemKenneth,love from Holland!
lorgain2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thanks Annette, I agree pleasure to listen to.
annetteparsons (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Best ever rendition of "Flow Gently, Sweet Afton". But then that's not surprising as,in my opinion, Keneth McKellar is the BEST EVER singer of Scottish (and Irish) songs. One of his versions of "Danny Boy" sounds like an angel singing a prayer.
lorgain2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It is on YT, jeka.
jeka9400 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
why no red red rose? it is so good sung by him
lorgain2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thanks for the comments, MiyuXi and whispperson,
whispperson (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Bravo
MiyuXi (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
superb |
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