Highland Bards - The Historic Keepers of Scottish Music, Knowledge & Tradition- GemsOnVHS collab

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[@whistlingbadger]

"What it meant to be a man: Not only being good at fighting, but also being good at poetry." Words to live by.

[@NOMADROADPOEMS]

Check out my Samhain Poem 🍁

[@IamKingCraig]

Y gwir yn erbyn y byd

[@ElementalDAR]

1:41 - fun fact. We remember info in the same state that we learned it. So if you're chill in class, or bored, that's the state you have to be in to remember what you learned. That's why during the test if you panic you forget all your studying. It's why people have combat stuff drilled into them in high intensity environments. So keeping themselves from being crushed helps them recall all their studies in high stress environments like having to perform for important people. Do not try this at home. I don't want to hear anyone dying while studying for finals.

[@ragnkja]

That makes sense.

[@banjo9549]

That’s true and well worded😂

[@paulotoole4950]

Apologies in advance as a fellow celt because the realisation behind this will hit hard. Check out Memory Code By Lynne Kelly (It is based off her dissertation so you might be able to read it elsewhere) it is basically her theory about how memory systems worked for indigenous pre-writing cultures. What she is saying makes a lot of sense and it explains why indigenous people were so attached to their land and still are. The big realisation is what we have all lost and it will make you start paying attention to all of those myths and early songs. It also might make the stone story make a lot more sense.

[@daneglance7205]

The heavy stone on the chest isn’t about remembering the lines, it is for training your diaphragm to project properly and not stress your vocal chords. Singers sometimes use that technique to this day.

[@benmacdui9328]

"Sandy Salach" (filthy Sandy) was a well known Bard on Deeside. He had his nose sliced off by a broadsword in the 1715 rising , the resulting facial disfigurment caused a constant flow of phlegm to ooze from his wound...hence the name "filthy Sandy". If you dont already have it , id recommend "Legends o the Braes o Mar" (John Grant) or "Deeside Tales" (Michie). Two very old but amazing books.

[@QuantumPyrite_88.9]

The history of traveling bards is so interesting. Them bringing news from other lands and being sought and paid by royalty for information. Way cool video and thanks.

[@gaiusmarcus8]

Is vlogger a modern day bard?

[@DavidMartin-ym2te]

I have a bothy in Perthshire and always ask for visitors' news from their home. Much more useful and enjoyable than TV.

[@cathygillies7271]

Have you been to Cape Breton? The Gaels brought the music, the culture, the language and the food to this island. It is still alive today and much celebrated. That's why we are 'New Scotland' -- Nova Scotia. Ciad Mille Failte!

[@GemsOnVHS]

A good time was had by all that weekend. Tom, you are welcome in our neck of the woods in Tennessee any damn time. I'll show you how to eat some possums, or how to navigate a 10,000 square foot Walmart in the country. Cheers bud.

[@Isopherus]

Wow, surprised to see these channels cross over. My interests are converging

[@carlosmacmartin4205]

“O the summer time has come And the trees are sweetly bloomin' The wild mountain thyme Grows around the bloomin' heather Will ye go, lassie, go?”

[@sentinel_2551]

Love the bards

[@KenneyCmusic]

What a cool cross-over. I know Sam from watching his version of Cuckoo on banjo, and from Gem's on vhs. I'm Cree Metis with Scottish ancestry, so I love watching your channel for Scottish and highland history. I'm also a folk musician into traditional music. All the good stuff in this video! aw yea.

[@67wing]

Here I was, watching a Sam Shakelton video and who do I see? Fandabi Dozi himself! What a cool surprise

[@PP-G]

Brilliant...the harpers and the Bards were the first rock stars

[@thelittlefarmersfarm5706]

Once again a great video... I caught a musical festival in Tongue? Up on the north coast during a tour of the northern highlands way back in 1993.. it was a truly magical experience for me and I'll never forget it...

[@AdianGess]

Great stuff thanks

[@austinwood6374]

Been watching your channel for a while now and I am proud to say I’m finally going to see Scotland and it will mean much more because of the history I’ve learned on this channel and I thank you for that.

[@Rhysers3000]

Thank you for the Insightful video!, very Interesting stuff!

[@williamstamper5395]

After I made some Oat Cakes, I watch this bit that was refreshing and a learning experience, so finally I like to thank you for your response earlier I appreciate it very much, Cheers!

[@williamstamper5395]

It's good to watch this bit again.

[@hannahholness4990]

Great video as always. Was really happy to see you cover music history in Scotland. Following this video though, it would be cool if you perhaps did a build video of making Highlander instruments. 🤷

[@silvertongue231]

Music is the only way I've ever truly felt magick. I wish more people in the pagan community would talk about how powerful music is

[@Battypnl]

It a great feeling when fandabidozi post a video. Today's going to be great

[@cocabiss]

Fantastic boys, I was a street warrior when I was young and I have always wrote poetry couldn't show the boys back then until hip hop came out though, love your channel beannachd leat

[@Tyler.i.81]

I feel the ancestors calling my name listing to such moving music.

[@miriameckardt7194]

I have the same plaid. Bought it in Edinburgh. I wear mine the same as well. Nice video.

[@kenrankin5814]

Fantastic video and well done, as always!

[@tripleaaakollektiv870]

hierarchy of needs is a long overhauled concept: needs and desires come in waves, or circles, like you wake up (after sleep), want a chat or a tea first, some food next, or first some meaningful conversation, you get the point: they vary, and have altering frequencies. not a pyramid shape.

[@Lifeforceinsound]

Thank you brother

[@user-tu5un8jc9v]

I can't believe I never saw this video before! I love it. I love all of your channel, I'm an avid viewer. Cheers from France 😉

[@WhiteDragon689]

Thanks for bringing a bit of important history to our attention Dudes.

[@bubbleheadft]

Early gang

[@kelaine9023]

Brilliant video, scenery, music, information - educational...fascinating! I would love to know as much as these guys. Well done, keep up the good work and thank you!

[@easternhealingarts33]

~~~ THANK YOU SO MUCH~~~

[@yukonmcgee5310]

lol oh shit i came to your channel a bunch over the last couple weeks for re-enactment stuff, but didn't expect to see a GemsOnVHS collab. I've never clicked faster. Good good shit. You've made this one particular nerd very happy.

[@jamesmickan6197]

Excellent vid thanku. So cool to learn about th culture.

[@greatestguitar1]

The pain sensations enhance memory and lead to the deeper memory banks...that's what I heard.... lads

[@thomasboyd9861]

Awesome. Excellent channel. Brilliant content.

[@TheSuperintendant]

great video lads!

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

awesome video, thank you :)

[@JohnVance-fz1rd]

i like your show thanks for keeping history alive

[@peterott9162]

Tom, this was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!! I love bards, or skalds in Norse culture. It's awe inspiring the levels of true talent they have. Keep up the great content my friend!!! Oh by the way where did you get that wooden flute, or did you hand craft it?

[@celtichistorydecoded]

Love this

[@danieljohnson2349]

Fandabi Dozi 👍

[@stephanygates6491]

Birch bark WILL take a spark directly. Just scrape up a little pile of powder on the surface, it’ll take a spark beautifully.

[@stephensmith3708]

By God it shall be a Stewart Adamson foremost station! God bless BIG Country!!!¡!¡

[@AnTuagh]

This was great Tom. It’s obviously been a big part of my life too, hence my album being named “Bard and Skald”. Can’t wait to talk more on this in person sometime.

[@ramblinactivist]

I'm really enjoying your diversions away from 'survival' into 'culture' :-)

[@haywardvermaak4183]

The content is wonderful. I used to be a bagpiper myself and would have loved to see it also included in this video.

[@janetmackinnon3411]

We need yrour work Thank you.

[@lpnlivelihood8685]

Nothing to say but LOVE ❤️

[@Lillyjanelavender]

O, the summertime will come again, Oh, darlin’ don’t you fear. And when the sun shines o’er the moor again, I’ll be drawing near. Though winter keeps me far away, ‘Cross fen and frozen sea. When spring creeps on the budding leaves. I’ll come home to thee.

[@sveingustavhoff1188]

the banjo bard have a good voice, bet he sings good

[@fusionmashups1086]

Are you playing “will ye go lassie go” on that flute?? Great video!

[@mikesands4681]

wild mountain thyme is another title. best sung slow

[@larrywalling2844]

🤘🏻😎

[@clippedwings225]

GemsonVHS is pretty cool, pretty sure Nick Shoulders was on there!

[@heathers.rcraig6236]

Look up Argyle sock pattern. Men used to keep knitting needles and scraps of yarn in their sporrans and invented the pattern

[@journeyman7189]

Very interesting Tom. Music can definitely raise your soul and help to remember the past. How did you make the wee flute? Nate

[@Stalbjorn]

Could you tell us more about your flute? I'm interested in finding a higher octave transverse flute for playing on backpacking trips but I don't know where to find one.

[@TheNinjaInConverse]

Music is core.

[@seaghanobuadhaigh8240]

Then there was wee Buster, the Lowland Bard of Ardrossan. He was barred from every pub in the toon.

[@miked4152]

Great video man! Hey Tom do you ever do any traveling to the US? It would be awesome to meet you sometime in the great northwest. The weather is very similar to Scotland 😁👍

[@GemsOnVHS]

he needs to! take this show on the road

[@alleycatb]

If he does and makes it to Canada i am happy to take him on a tour of local plants land lore etc. Food survival medicine

[@alleycatb]

In both languages

[@pendantblade6361]

I like how you're dressed more bars like than the actual bard, lol. Oral traditions are severely underrated.

[@ragnkja]

Oral tradition is _extremely_ underrated and undervalued these days, now that we can just look up anything and everything. Why memorise twelve (or twenty) stanzas when you can just look up the whole text on your phone?

[@justsomeamerican2301]

1:44 something i learned. Pain retains

[@alleycatb]

Somhairle bold name to carry as a modern bard. I have put my hand to a bit of bàrdachd in Gaelic using a weaving Gaelic rhyme scheme I highly recommend a read through of the Hallaig in both languages

[@kevinroche3334]

I guess fire etc helps the person survive while music, poetry and stories help society (family, clan, community) survive - it binds and informs.

[@scourneene]

Awesome video!! I learned years ago my last Courneene which is Ó Cuinín in Irish (son of drinking horn) is of the west of Erie, in Sligo. A gold chevron (for the high poets) with a black background and four lamb is our family symbol from the old world. I'm the decendant of the poets who wrote many books including the book of invasions and the story of the four gifts to Ireland. When I saw illustrations in these old scripts I got major chills cause I could see my style of drawing compared greatly to some of the illustrations, no bs. Meanwhile, The Book of Ó Cuinín sits in a museum in Ireland and has never been translated. I contacted a linguistic professor in Galway who quoted me 400 dollars a page to translate! He thought it odd I was even interested in such matters which I thought he was very odd himself in thinking so and he brushed me off. Anyhow why the Irish govt wouldn't translate such a culturally historic book is beyond me! More to all this and the background of. Anyhow, in 1416 Church Island was invaded, our family scrolls and harp were destoried in a fire. This was recorded in the annuals of Connaught. I believe King Richards army were the perpetrators as his army pushed through the west of Erin in that time frame. I've felt a strong pull towards music and poetry as a young man. Then I discovered and learned more about the Irish and my interests made sense. I'm a Canadian and my blood line also ties into the first Metis (first nations/french). I do sound therapy, play native flute etc and I do transformative story telling for a living, I really believe the gifts and certain skills of our ancestors are just waiting to be explored by all people of the world, it's literally in the DNA!!

[@antseanbheanbocht4993]

A fascinating story Sean, there are many untranslated manuscripts in Ireland because we simply do not have the Irish language experts to translate them. Many of those manuscripts include Fenachas(Brehon law) tracts, the old Irish legal system. Most of those manuscripts are in early or old Irish which is an archaic form of Irish that only a handful of scholars understand, roughly ten in the world actually do. The modern Irish state probably isn't to concerned with ancient Irish history as it would ultimately be to the modern Republics detriment. This state has been trying to suppress Irish nationalism for a century now. Try University college Corks celt project, they put as many Irish manuscripts online as possible to encourage people around the world to study them.

[@scourneene]

@@antseanbheanbocht4993 Hey cheers! Ya I'll look into that and good to know, thank you! On a side note I've notice many parallels between the local Ojibwe and Celt ways. The Ojibwe have ancient scrolls on birch bark hidden in secret locations on the reserve here I've heard often. I was happy to play my native flute during many sweats over the years. My interest in the flute all started from play a bit of tin whistle. I've passed links of this channel to a few buddies who totally digging what your doing and teaching! Some of us watching are descendants of the voyageurs, speaking of which I encourage you and your viewers to check out this particular Canadians amazing historical account of all stories Canadiana. Anyhow, keep it up we are loving your channel! All the best!

[@scourneene]

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[@scourneene]

Yes I am aware of the Brehon Laws as it's the story of my linage as are other decendants who are friends that are aware of here. Including a pal named Rian who lives on a sail boat in Deep Cove BC and has made it over to Eire a few times and did speaking engagements in the north! Some of our family lines here were involved in the formation of those laws, my own included from my understanding if you can believe it. There has been many attempts to undermind those laws, as the First Nations endured here as well with suppressive laws banning language and cultural rights (sound familiar?). I have communicated this parallel to a local native chief of Rankin reserve of the Bawating which is beside the town of Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Canada. He was all ears and asked to speak to me again sometime in private. My great great great grandmother was a native Nipissing woman married to a French explorer Jean Nicolet who was known by first nations as "thunder hands" He made peace between two tribes from either side of Lake Huron. Our history is both tragic and uplifting as well from my perspective. I've cut several maple and oak staffs having been inspired by your channel. I keep em thick cause we have bears and wolves running around here, most bears are black bears and can be chill as me and my wife watched one twenty feet away today. Bush wolves rip around here, they are crosses between coyotes and wolves. I had a mouse problem but a local lynx (wild cat) came and cleared them out. The native lores here are awesome, there is great reverence for all creatures including Sabe or the bigfoot/wild people which is associated with "honesty" as one of the Ojibwe 7 teachings passed down from the elders. I've spoken to elders about them as well. One more link about and I'm over and out from this side of the pond! Keep rocking it!

[@scourneene]

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[@finneire2081]

amazing how close to Irish culture Scottish culture is traveling bards

[@dirtylaundrythemusic]

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[@VietCom-yo3fb]

These guys are fun on Robbie burns night

[@The_Gallowglass]

And we'll all go together To pluck wild mountain thyme All around the bloomin' heather Will ye go lassie go?

[@dussaulthans2015]

No Chrétien De Troyes we might have never heard of the Knights of the round table.

[@sandshoebee]

My Grandads cousin was a Clan bard Somerled Macmillan

[@tysongibson6941]

Look up Warrior Poet Society. He talks about this very thing. He got the name from the movie braveheart. At the end when he said they fought like warrior poets. Powerful words.

[@jozefkozon4520]

Smooth guys made celtic roundhouse. Colab idea maybe?

[@NeilABliss]

His father's sword he had girded on, and his wild harp beside him.

[@Jan-feelgood-forest-bathing]

This was so nicely done - I'm a fan of hybrid knowledge. were there any women bards?

[@robinhood480]

Could it be that any coins / tips that a travelling Bard / musician received was not simply for the entertainment they provided but also, and perhaps more importantly , the information they conveyed ? Like an oral newspaper 📰 Thanks

[@queenofspades1088]

I recall reading a historical fantasy novel in high school that heavily featured a bard character. Not the one by Llewellen, though, another series. Wish I could remember the name of it, but the late 90s was a long time ago.

[@ossian1937]

Was it “Bard” by Keith Taylor by any chance? 🙂

[@queenofspades1088]

@@ossian1937 I don't believe so. Could also have been another series that just mentioned them a lot.

[@ryanwarren2970]

Song may not have only been for long term survival. I would think, perhaps, hunters may have sang songs either aloud or in their heads while on the hunt to bring them encouragement or bravery. I know I sing to myself when I run or hum when I'm trying to finish a task.

[@thatsyaboi8185]

You had me at Appalachian American

[@TheSaneHatter]

I've often wondered if this was a job I could have done.

[@scotmclean5124]

🙂

[@NJRangerGeorge]

Where can I get my hands on a jacket like that you are wearing?

[@yehorobiniakin9293]

Hey guys, can anybody tell me what the exact name of Fandabi Dozi's instrument? (Maybe it's just me but I can't manage to find anything but the flute on the internet that doesn't sound the same way...) 6:23 And maybe some links to how can I make one?

[@deedee312]

Do a search on “traditional fifes”

[@IamKingCraig]

I am recruiting bards

[@twicedeadmage]

That flute, how did you make it? Or did you buy it?

[@sammydowson4745]

Hi scot im turning 16 next month and really want a plaid and was wondering where i can get one ? At a reasonable price?

[@fmfishing5039]

What instrument where you playing at the start

[@SlyShone]

Where can one get a tartan of this size?

[@WootTootZoot]

Where did you get your Tam ?

[@garybrindle6715]

It is overllooked that not every person was a fighter as in warrior in the early tribal later clan groupings. Skills varied and were of equal value and could be learnt by male or female there just was not enough time in the shorter life spans to master many skills. Instead you were a specialist, such as leather worker, healer, jeweller, smith,fisher,farmer, drystone waller/builder, brewer, ( making light beer as stream well water was often not safe but was treated as part of the brewing process), then of course the rarer persons played music told tales, scribes . Nowadays skills are widespread.

[@filipaugustus1230]

Bard is the guy who 360 noscoped Smaug

[@panos.anastopoulos.]

👏🏻👌🏻👍🏻✌🏻😢❤🇬🇷

[@andymercieca242]

I've heard the stone anecdote before but I'm pretty sure the reason given was to improve stamina/make singing more difficult to in effect have an easier go of it while performing. Maybe the memorisation part is true also, interesting stuff either way haha :^)

[@MacKenziePoet]

The tartan looks rather like MacKenzie...?

[@charlesvickers4804]

So how long before we be looking up things on Google Bard.

[@thedukeofcats6616]

Fandabbidosi can I get a shout out I’ve been watching and loving your vids

[@josephr9551]

What it meant to be a man: Not only being good at fighting, but also being good at poetry. Words to live by! More videos like this, please Tom.

[@dukadarodear2176]

This is a very interesting interview. Gaelic/Gallic Scotland is one of the last locations of a very ancient culture. Long may it last. I'm from West Ireland and we had a wandering poet/file in the 19th C. called Rafturí. He also played music to people who had little or no money. His autobiographical Dán (Poem) finished as follows; "Feach anois mé, Is m'aghaidh le Balla, Ag seinim Cheoil Do Phóchaidh folamh." (Behold me now/Heading for Balla/Playing music/ To empty pockets.)

[@aiami2695]

...and if you want to be a Druid you need to have a Golden Sickle... 😁👍

[@Lillyjanelavender]

Across the floor, I see my lass. She’s standing as bold as brass. Across the floor, I see my love, My heart starts fluttering like a wounded dove. Across the meadows broad and wide, And up the mountains, oh, so high. Dance with me, dance. Across the lakes, along the sea, To all the places meant for thee. Dance with me, dance.