The Corries Jock o' Hazeldean

[@alextripney3812]

The finest Scottish folk band ever,will be missed for always.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I am so proud to be a Scot.

[@steviesvideos319]

The greatest folk duo ever! ❤ their voices blend and soar, like the gates of heaven have just opened

[@HillaryHeath-jb1uo]

Ronnie Browne - well-named "The Voice"!

[@Arkybark]

One of Ronnie Browne's best solos with The Corries. The combolins give it an additional magic touch, and his whistling is sublime!

[@Ed30675]

Agreed....

[@MaryFrame-ey3qf]

My favourite of the Corries. Beautiful song.

[@ZoltanBuchan]

Growing up in England in the 90s I listened tot he same music as my mates; mainly indie guitar and rave music. But...I still loved the music I heard at home from my Aberdonian parents...especially the Corries. My mates used to sneer when I'd play this, but I didn't care. When most of those other bands we listened to are already long forgotton, I'm still listening to and loving the Corries.

[@susanlittlejohn8054]

good man

[@susanlittlejohn8054]

GOOD FOR YOU

[@laurencelennox5806]

You weren’t by any chance named after Zoltan Varga, Aberdeen FC player in 1972-73? You certainly wouldn’t be alone if you were!

[@leithboy1]

A beautiful border balad. Filmed at Scott's view near Melrose. Borders folklore says that when Sir walter Scott's funeral cortiege reached this point, the leading horse stopped of it's own accord as if in final tribute to its master. The Corries have done this well written ballad justice. A beautiful rendition!

[@DangRockets]

This in my opinion one of the most beautiful songs in Scottish music. The video goes hand in hand with it too.

[@SoloLdy]

What an absolutely beautiful voice. Always missed.

[@gilkyhibs3544]

Absolute magical as here I lye in a distant land dreaming of home .Independence round the corner and Alba's sons and daughters will be free again. Dave Gilchrist Wanganui New Zealand :)

[@Weir436]

Imagine making a class song about independence ffs😴 Better Together🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@gilkyhibs3544]

@@Weir436 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@aethelstanabromowicz1981]

​@@Weir436imagine making traditional Scottish music about the union 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 we'll get our independence despite you cunts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ZeitgeistWI]

My heritage is Scottish as well through my Grandfather (Knox) and I am 41 years old. I learned of my heritage a little later in life but Roy and Ronnie have helped me to identify with my Scottish heritage in a way I would have never dreamed and it is through their music that I have developed the pride and the dedication to Scotland that I possess today. Cheers!

[@davidflett8107]

She's over the border an awa, wi Jock o Hazeldean. Magic!

[@Enlothien82]

Oh my god, that's filmed at Scott's View... In July, I've been sitting on that very brick where Ronnie sits in the video :) I so fell in love with the place! The light, the endless view to the Eildon Hills, the green valley... perfect location for that song!

[@emmetsweeney9236]

Wonderful. Was one of my dad's favourite songs.

[@jimmywalker1568]

+Emmet Sweeney The two of them where lovers

[@murdochmclennan3510]

Where did you get that idea? They were vigorously heterosexual. R Browne was married for more than 50 years; he had 3 children. R Williamson was married in his twenties & thirties; he had 2 children. Late in his life he was married again. Please don't spew nonsense.

[@marymcleod8930]

Riding The Forest Queen would be tempting!!!

[@davidflett8107]

Simply beautiful

[@Teddyb1939]

The lads looking and sounding magical.

[@fortekr]

This is as beautiful as anything I know. I'm so happy to hear it again :)

[@abrhamgebeyehu933]

Why weep ye by the tide, lady Why weep ye by the tide? I'll wed ye to my youngest son And you will be his bride And you will be his bride, lady Sae comely to be seen And aye she let the tears doon fa' For Jock o' Hazeldean. Now let this willfu' grief be done And dry ya cheek sae pale Young Frank is chief of Errington And laird o' Langley-dale His step is first in peaceful ha' His sword in battle keen But aye she let the tears doon fa' For Jock o' Hazeldean. A chain of gold you shall not lack Nor braid to bind your hair Nor mettled hound, nor managed hawk Nor palfrey fresh and fair. And you, the foremost o' them a'll Will ride our forrest queen But aye she let the tears doon fa' For Jock o' Hazeldean. The church was deck'd at morningtide The tapers glimmer'd fair The priest and bridegroom wait the bride And dame and knight are there They sought her baith by bower and ha' The lady was nae seen She's o'er the border and awa' Wi' Jock o' Hazeldean.

[@Hollcall]

Never can I get through this without watery eyes. lol

[@NorthWriter]

What a beautiful song!

[@caroliner3603]

Thanks for that, it's nice to know the origins of the piece.

[@johnbishop6987]

I spent much time in the Lantoka with friends in Edinburgh and I miss it!

[@ZeitgeistWI]

I come from Highland stock but I am a Scots-American. I would gladly come to Scotland and help her however I could to gain her independence. Patriotism is not dead in Scotland, it has merely laid dormant and simply needs to be awakened again to revive the desire and the fight. Don't fret, we Scots across the water look to the day Scotland will be independant and are willing to pitch in to help it happen. Alba Gu Brath!

[@susanlittlejohn8054]

patriotis will never be dead in scotland

[@gilkyhibs3544]

I would my last drop of blood to see Alba free from the shackles of Westminster. ALBA GU BRATH

[@ZeitgeistWI]

Many thanks thistlewarrior. I have to agree with you. If all Scots around the globe were to come back home, where would everyone stay? There is enough to do I am sure that even if you didn't stay in Scotland, you could find some way to help. Our clan organization here in the states is reclaiming old clan lands around Loch Long and Loch Lohmond and creating a highland cultural center so that students can study how life was when the clans were still functioning. Take care my friend.

[@yr402812]

this is how a ballad should be sung.

[@sadiedamascus8218]

+David Mowatt I would prefer less lag between lines in each stanza...

[@ALBA-js3um]

Sadie Damascus fuck up

[@uranomichiaruki1]

@@ALBA-js3um let the lass be

[@Arkybark]

I've never seen this one up to now. Don't know how I missed it - the combolins live and in person. There is a CD of Dave Sinton, to whom Roy bequeathed the combolins, playing them but the feeling of Roy playing them is indeed sorely missed.

[@BardofCornwall]

Classic stuff--I've got to learn this song!

[@susanlittlejohn8054]

sir WALTER SCOTT

[@florencenightingale5901]

Filmed at Scott's View, Bemersyde, in the Scottish Borders. How I miss it!

[@magbrown1]

Love this one

[@ZeitgeistWI]

One can be as proud of their Scottish ancestry as any other part of who they are. Some may even choose to embrace it more. The point is that in their veins is blood that is Scottish. As to the issue of independence, I have relatives and friends who live in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Inverness and I can tell you that independence is on their minds with the exception of the elders who regard it with some trepedation because of the unknown that comes with such a move.

[@klmklm194]

the strings that patently canna be reached are simply there to create the resonance the at gives the overall sound!

[@lynb2039]

Honey voice. Lovely!

[@ZeitgeistWI]

I know that many are bitter about the "united kingdom" and Scotland's place in the grand scheme but the wonderful thing about history is that it can help us to learn from our mistakes and not repeat them. All Scots, even those across the pond here in America, need to pitch in and work together to realize an independant Scotland. It can be done and it will be done. Thank you friend for your comment.

[@gilkyhibs3544]

Well said as here I lye in a hammock in New Zealand dreaming of my home land.Not long before Alba's sons and daughters are free again and the shackles of Westminster are removed forever! ! David Gilchrist Wanganui New Zealand

[@rumeunner3245]

An independent Scotland in the EU is a contradiction in term and isn't real independence. The SNP aren't even real nationalists to begin with, they are pseudo nationalists at best with a cmarxist sgends. They've simply hijacked the term to.push their globalist nonsense, CRT crap onto young children, delegated bames with a victim complex to rubbish indiginious Scots . But basically trying to push for things which benefit their own ethnic groups. So yes, I too would like an independent Scotland, but one which is away from both the SNP and the EU.

[@simongetty]

Hoping for an independent Scotland whilst living on the other side of the Atlantic? 👍 Aye, nae bother.

[@simongetty]

@@gilkyhibs3544 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gaconnochie]

@Lamartellerie It is the view of the Eildon Hills from a spot called Scott's View. Legend has it that Sir Walter stopped there every time he rode by that the horses stopped for a while when pulling his funeral cortege!

[@ted3572]

Shes ower the border and awa wi Jock o Hazeldean.!

[@lynb2039]

A bit ironic; the Scots forced, with few willing, to leave their beloved heathered hills by forced marriage to sultan England.

[@ted3572]

@@lynb2039 A forced marriage but the lady knew her mind and eloped over the border with her true love.

[@buttonpuncher]

After I read your comment, I went back and watched the viddy again. It didn't seem to me that they had any trouble reaching any of the strings. Maybe they had / have very long fingers... : D

[@GuitarSlinger2112]

Actually this melody is much older than Sir Walter Scott's poem and previously had its own lyrics. He took his poem from the original multitude of verses and abridged it into it's better known form as heard here.

[@ponkkaa]

Being an American, I don't really know the political end of this....and I doont keer. I love the music for what it is, MUSIC. Thanks for posting.

[@susanlittlejohn8054]

this is a song from the poem by Sir Walter Scott. I love it too. Doesn't matter what nationalty, you like what you like

[@susanlittlejohn8054]

just lve the musicxx

[@Don27041970]

God's song.

[@Ziggystardustonmars]

My favorite lullaby

[@gaileenbuchanan6980]

to Rupert the Bear; I think you are welcome to your opinion with regards to Jock O' Hazeldean but as for me I like Ronnies version

[@gaconnochie]

@bothwell85 iI've heard them called that right enough but I wouldn't say it is that common a local name for them. People just normally call them the Eildons!

[@paulclifford6941]

Wow, beautifull rendition! "Jock o' Hazeldean" aka "John of Hazelgreen" is a fiddle variant of the old Scottish ballad anthologized by Francis James Child as ballad 293. Wikipedia has a good summary of its origins. You can find sheet music and a backing track for it here: musescore.com/user/643986/scores/5403178

[@Jagunco]

wouldn't they have trouble reaching the top (or bottom I suppose) set of strings? Are they sort of a Guitar Mandolin and Banjo together?

[@Kinlochbervie50]

@Iain40 i can, i'm a stone's throw away from where that was filmed. it's scott's view!

[@jasonmccain9544]

Anyone know what instrument that is?

[@Christopher-z8i6c]

Combolin Roy made these

[@ZeitgeistWI]

The whole point of the discourse jamiew243 is to get ideas out there and discuss them in a forum that is not hateful or colored by anger. Discourse, debate, agreement and action in the best interest of the majority is the process. I have heard and respect your right to voice your opinions.Thank you for providing us with another point of view on the matter. Oh, I am Scottish on my Father's side and German on my Mother's side so I guess I am 50% Scottish. Does my opinion still count? Take care.

[@ZeitgeistWI]

A reply to the reply. Please don't misunderstand the preservation of culture and the preservation for future generations as "romantic bullshit" or that all anyone thinks of when thinking of Scotland is the Corries, kilts and clans. Many look at the entirety of history and see that there is much there to be proud of. Mixed ancestry at this point is pretty much a given as Scots who moved abroad probably married into other cultures so that is a mute point. That doesn't make you any less Scottish.

[@silverarrowslk]

Interesting username? There is a wee place in Lanarkshire called Bothwell :-)

[@alistairthompson8311]

And there was a notorious Lord of the same name!

[@caroliner3603]

For goodness sake, stop all this political wrangling, this is a beautiful song that just happens to be performed by a Scots duo. There is no agenda other than setting a melody to a poem by Sir Walter Scott.

[@LinnTractorNut]

@Iain40 Yes, Sir Walter Scott's favorite view, if the tourism board is to be believed.

[@rupertthebear2771]

Dick Gaughan sings it a trillion times better

[@grahamdonachie6298]

Agree...

[@silverarrowslk]

I don't think so!

[@alansbinnie1446]

No he doesn't.

[@timmccarthy3034]

It all depends on if you like his voice better than Corries' vocals......personally, I love the Corries...so... I find myself listening to tons of Corries songs...but never to Dick Gaughan ...I forgot all about him actually, I will check him out again......

[@annedwards1900]

All a matter of personal taste.

[@Kinlochbervie50]

there's no political end to this, it's just people use awesome music a platform for their ill-informed points of view. Whisky? FREEEDOOMM!! Irn-Bru? WILLIAM WALLACE!! Golf? ALBA MUST BE FREE!!! fools that they are! :D

[@johnmelvin4604]

Idiot

[@murdochmclennan3510]

The dark-haired one looks & acts like a spoiled child.

[@moraggrant9856]

Murdoch McLennan Roy was not acting like a spoilt child. He was seriously concentrating on what he was playing - being the totally professional musician that he always was ❤

[@murdochmclennan3510]

@@moraggrant9856 You are correct. Also, he was a perfectionist in his music.

[@annedwards1900]

???How would you like him to act!

[@murdochmclennan3510]

@@annedwards1900 Your comment is rude.

[@annedwards1900]

@@murdochmclennan3510 so sorry. I didn't intend to be rude - although I don't understand why you think it is. I merely fail to see the point you are trying to make in the original comment.