Huron A Cappella Choir - Loch Lomond

[@doccornn7764]

I have watched this performance countless times every year and it's still my favorite.

[@rylEYElyr]

This choir captured lightning in a bottle with this performance. It remains the greatest rendition of this song I have ever heard. I feel indebted to Robert Kidd for capturing this on film. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

[@inrevenant]

Still love this recording hard today. Thank you, Robert Kidd , whomever you are!

[@samanthagodfrey]

This is just beautiful! The soloist's tone is gorgeous; it's like shimmery gold. Very well done! :)

[@minerslave4]

The accent was great. The soloist is amazing. The choir is wonderful Love it

[@thereaperplays7101]

I'm in a barbershop quartet in high school. We did this and loved it.

[@samuraijack9532]

TheReaperPlays is it recorded?

[@bvang321]

I LOOOOOOOOVVVEEEEE this composition!!!!! it was the same one that my choir performed last year!!!! SUPER SUPER HEARTS!!!! brings back great memories!!!! EXCELENT PERFORMANCE!!!

[@DarkSideKyp]

For my high school spring performance, we're singing this song, and it is by far my favorite song we have sung all year. Fun to sing, even as a bass, great to listen to.

[@protocolactionar1454]

definitely, but the best song for basses was emerald stream

[@hpdown6398]

Bass section best section

[@jjdelrey287]

Gallatin High School from middle Tennessee did this and I teared up so much when my performers sung this song. Our men’s voices were so strong and the accent behind the song was absolutely perfect and beautiful. Our director told us the story behind this song and I’ve been in love with this song since.

[@chrisiswright]

reading the comments and I can't believe how many people don't know this song is Scottish. Loch (Lake) Lomond is literally in Scotland, Scotland is mentioned in the song, they have a pretty good Scottish accent, and it's a traditional Scottish folk song.

[@nutyyyy]

They actually used a fair few Scots pronunciations as well which is always good to see.

[@fransholmberg7934]

Loch is gaelic irish?

[@brucecollins641]

@@fransholmberg7934 rubbish.

[@Starinanna3838]

@@fransholmberg7934 loch is scottish...

[@ariellecatarina]

This song is so lit

[@Sassafras30]

So beautiful, it makes me cry.

[@rodolfomcdowell8475]

DIVINA MELODIA , ME ACUERDO DE MIS ANCESTROS . ES MUY NOSTÀLGICA Y MELÒDICA . UNA BELLEZA . FELICIDADES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@maryspence427]

My school choir and I are singing this song in New York at a church this gives our choir a chance to hear another choir sing this song to give us a chance to hear it...

[@DonaldUrgasan]

HOLY GOD. This IS music. Great soloist!

[@StayWithMe1213]

The Scottish accent isn't too tricky, but it's hard to maintain while you're singing.

[@multidimensionalhypercube]

burninNote 24 it is quite difficult actually trust me if you try a Scottish accent it probably sound more irish

[@loganprentice8347]

No it dant I am Scottish it is easy

[@phinmileski8501]

For me it's easier to maintain while singing, although I do often come off quite Irish sounding when I try

[@lauriesfarm]

There isn't "a" Scottish accent, it depends on what local area a person was raised and developed speech.

[@ARegularScotsman]

Not when your born here mate

[@ethanseylar4592]

5 people never met their love on the Bonnie banks of Loch Lomond

[@user-ed6uv6zt5d]

I have lost love

[@user-ed6uv6zt5d]

From USA thank you so much

[@white1actual301]

That one tenor…😂😂

[@jjdelrey287]

?

[@kindredkate8940]

JJ DEL REY One tenor adds an extra “die” at the end and then goes silent. 4:32

[@wahyufsuherman6828]

That wasn't tenor, but bass part, some bass-singer add this part up then going shut up hihi

[@the_christopher]

@MrOmarProductions This song is a part of my all-state choir repertoire and we were instructed to do the same thing as well. It is pronounced "tehk" due to the Scottish origin this piece is based on. Notice that they also say "me" instead of what is written: "my". There are several pronunciation alterations made from what is written in order to imitate a Scottish accent, (then again the original song - from which the choral piece is based on - had these pronunciations alterations already in the first place)

[@cecircinn2908]

It is pronounced either take or tak ( a gentle natural sound )not this strange emphasis TAKIH, nor do we Scots sing "me and me true love " it's "me and my true love " . TAKIH sounds like Scotty from Star Trek ( or a 1940's Hollywood version of Scots) a poor caricature of the accent. Saying "Me and me true love" is a similar mistake (1940's Hollywood version of Irish.) These are the equivalent of Dick van Dykes London Cockney accent in Mary Poppins Here is a link to Run Rig and Scottish crowd....oh and we also sing "Ho, ho mo leannan Ho, ho mo leannan bhoidheach" Good luck with that bit :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX7XpJaqfJaMgdU .

[@duncancallum]

@@cecircinn2908 Runrig are brilliant singing their native songs , best band to ever come out of Bonnie Scotland .

[@toastedturnips]

Did this is in my 7th grade chorus and this song is still enchanting

[@oktaviusclimberus9645]

very great. we sing this song on our school too. I really like it!

[@brendadrew834]

Always get tears in my eyes when I hear this beautiful song...must be my Scottish American blood in me! Thanks for sharing~

[@AbiZolanski]

4:32 lol it happens

[@pandamonika]

What am I missing there?

[@RingoRoad]

tenor flubs the ending of the "die-dats" and adds another one when it goes silent

[@thomasg26]

ME LITERALLY EVERY TIME

[@Thomas-qg7vy]

Happened every single time when my county choir practiced it and performed it

[@mossybiscuit4226]

My high schools concert choir just did this for our autumn concert and it’s one of our favorite songs

[@duncancallum]

Such a lovely rendition of the song, and i loved you used the Scottish words when singing it . 10 out of 10 from a Scot .

[@gund2281]

As far as soprano's go, she actually really good. I (personally) just HATE that register. recording it is nearly impossible. Her voice is distorted almost the entire time because once she gets up to the high end of the lyric, the shrill nature of the soprano just overpowers the mic. Not to mention, the higher voice bounces around the room more so it's hard to actually hear the LYRIC she's singing. Not like I don't know it anyway, but it makes her sound like she's not enunciating well.

[@satBASS]

Soloist has a beautiful voice, nice & pure. I probably would've switched the soloist from "And so it goes" with this 1. Great job on keeping the language appropriate to the piece.

[@sayetazonen6607]

This is my top favorite song that we did when I was in chorus

[@bandgeektrekkieninja]

Absolutely breathtaking, especially the soloist. :)

[@jmstowe]

Magnificent

[@johnjamieson7087]

Actually I enjoyed this very much. The singing was of a very high quality. The pronunciation was quite good although there was a wee (in English "small") hint of Scotty from Star Trek in places. The only pronunciation issues I would highlight are the pronunciation of "tak" and "ye". "tak" (in English "take") could have done with a longer "a" sound like "taak" the high road. The "ye" in Scots ("you" in English) is pronounced more like "yay" rather than "yee". Great to hear this beautiful Scottish song sung by a talented choir of young Americans in Salzburg.

[@AaronAuman]

My High School is doing this song and it's such a great piece of music. Out of all the songs we r doing this one is probably the one that we learned the quickest because the pitches and rthymes r easier to keep up with and the song doesn't go to quick and it doesn't go to slow and we are all able to keep together in tune except for the Sopranos at the beginning of the song at Twas after Bass and Tenors finish up their first part. But it's been cleaned up and now it's perfect

[@HeidiGarrido]

Spectacular. So lovely.

[@meoldcat]

啊！那位領唱的女生，歌聲猶如天籟！別離總是讓人心碎！傳唱數百年了，還是深深感受到那份不能再見到摯愛的哀傷！

[@bensdadfrank]

best version so far!

[@RealCannolius]

Ok, to everyone who doesn't understand that this is a scottish song, this is a scottish song. Stop complaining they're using a scottish accent, cause that's what they're supposed to do.

[@nicki4eva]

Sooo. My choir is singing this for our graduation on Saturday. Makes me cry. Go Shadle Highlanders.

[@treeross]

I completely understand what you mean. I don't want to sound conceited but it's only two or three of the tenors that actually speak up, and when one or two of us aren't there everyone barely speaks up, though to the others credit i must say when they're lead they sounds amazing, and are constantly reminded by our teacher that she's blessed to have a powerful tenor section for once.

[@flyboy712]

Fantastic, especially considering it's a high school choir! Oil tak th' hoi rud!

[@chazzdingo8113]

she brings tears to my eyes... breathtaking

[@89jomama]

Reminded me of how I used to look at my high school choir. Now that I'm in it, I can say these guys are way better than us XD that was pretty sweet and we're singing this song for our winter concert :3 so epic!

[@TheWriterWalker]

Go 'head, children! Bravo!

[@MusicNerd2014]

Love this song to death! I sang the TTBB version at all-state this year. And surprisingly the Bari part for TTBB is the Tenor part for SATB.

[@norton23jer]

oh my god this song is so fucking beautiful and fantastic i literally cannot handle it.

[@100equus]

Best rendition I've seen. Chokes me up.

[@abbygrace34]

listening to this on repeat, it's fantastic!

[@ianhogg7064]

Lovely song, beautiful family x

[@davidhubbell1687]

Lovely interpretation of this wonderful melody!

[@jonhays4349]

This song made me cry. here this is what it's about. Two of Bonnie Prince Charlie's men were captured and left behind in Carlisle after the failed rising of 1745. One young soldier was to be executed, the other released. The Spirit of the dead soldier travelling by the 'low road' would reach Scotland before his comrade, who would be struggling along the actual road over high, rugged country.

[@SmileyFerretFace]

Oh wow, I can't stop listening to this. It's so beautiful (:

[@VisforVyn]

We are singing this for our final concert this year we are working backwards (learning from the middle to end first) because we have like 5 (including myself) tenors

[@MeghanKylieee]

Amazing! We're singing this in choir now

[@TheAndikrueger]

I love this song!!!

[@ShannonMcCarthy322]

I love this song So. Freaking. Much. And this choir does it beautifully! =]

[@DocsDota]

Very nicely done, definitely gives that scottish theme a boost by properly pronouncing the words with a scottish accent. Nicely done.

[@johnduffy6546]

The voice of an Angel...

[@LeoAndKathi]

we'de love to see you again(: Leo from the german choir

[@ccandsasa88]

the men are excellent! it's refreshing to heat a choir that the men aren't overpowered by the women

[@susilorbeer]

i cry when i hear this!

[@dragon21saphirestar]

THIS WAS SO GOOD! I got chills around the end :3 I love this song.

[@chrisbanion]

Beautifully done.

[@zacharymazzuca1150]

Not sure about the sudden cut offs on "take" in the beginning, but other than that it was great.

[@zenlavin34]

+Zachary Mazzuca they are singing with an accent

[@RealCannolius]

They nailed how it would be sung especially with the cut offs on take

[@catlovermaniac]

@@RealCannolius I've never heard anyone sing it emphasising the "tak" so much, it's usually much softer and prolonged. sources - lived in Scotland for 14 years and heard/sung many a Scottish song

[@twj1996]

Just excellent.

[@hannahindaworld]

This was soooo good! Love it

[@skellvarnsen23]

afore ye

[@racheldewitt8368]

I…I think that I just picked out my choir teacher in this! This is SO WIERD.

[@samuraijack9532]

Rachel Dewitt Whats the name? I may be able to find out for you. I am in this choir currently under the same conductor.

[@jaylunar3561]

This is nice, Robert Kidd.

[@pengu82]

god damn I miss huron with those choir outfits

[@samuraijack9532]

We use red skirts now....

[@rjschapink]

Very nice, specially the solist singer, she's Awesome!! But the cameraman, hahaha, the cameraman is crap :D

[@user-ed6uv6zt5d]

God bless Israel and us all for peace

[@user-ed6uv6zt5d]

The words in English would be cool

[@mylife72410]

4:32 hate to be that ONE guy....

[@iveedelrio1516]

haha "tak/tehk" is how "take" would traditionally be sung with a Scottish (not Irish) accent. Just to clarify, Scotland and Ireland are very different countries with different accents. :)

[@livelaughlove2016ju]

This song is Scottish...

[@RealCannolius]

I'm not sure if you knew the song was scottish or not, but I'm amazed by how many people can't understand that the song is scottish. Literally the main part of the song is I'll be in Scotland afore ye.

[@jillweff]

The folk song is Scottish...

[@gieco95]

I was there

[@satBASS]

@hardimentjake I just meant that they sound Irish lol. For example saying [tek] instead of tay-ke like in american english. Just some small things like that made it feel more authentic

[@johnjamieson7087]

It can be sung as "Take" or "Tak", the latter as a long "A". The pronunciation of "ye" should be more like "yay". Otherwise the pronunciation is quite good. (I have lived most of my life within 25 miles of Loch Lomond).

[@TheDeanmartinfan1]

but they couldn't learn the song without him and he keeps the pace

[@maxbaker3074]

Oh my god its Murphy

[@abar612]

This piece* I agree sounds better, warmer, with only men, as originally done. Like most every song, you can find choral arrangements of all sorts.

[@ryanminks3967]

Alba gu brath

[@tiabelle4112]

♥♥

[@RonJordanpopcornRon]

I wish I could understand the language, but I'm sure God does.

[@cantdolifeforever1729]

Ron Jordan its english....?

[@jillweff]

You typed a comment in the same language as the song

[@johnjamieson7087]

Where do you think the American and Canadian English accents come from?

[@RonJordanpopcornRon]

@@cantdolifeforever1729 my ears were off when I first listen.

[@brandoncox3227]

Go raibh maith agat!

[@satBASS]

@hardimentjake oh oops! I always get the accents mixed up, well point is they don't sound american! haha

[@giovani41234]

this might just be me, but i think it sounds a bit better if the "Dai Dai"s are sped up a bit more. But that was pretty awesome, don't get me wrong. ;)

[@teruyasakaue3904]

美しい*素晴らしい・

[@deaudwinthompson6670]

I loke this but i love the TTBB version better

[@uxionoceda6540]

Very nice version, but I still prefer the first one I heard (maybe so), the Leo McGuire in his LP The Twistle & the Shamrock, 1971

[@johnjamieson7087]

Check out RunRig's version.

[@MrMrJoshMany]

The choir definitely sounds Irish, not Scottish but for Americans that's we're pretty much the same. Good attempt though, well done.

[@kathrynritchie5895]

Personally I thought they sounded pretty Scottish not Irish

[@born2broadway]

hahahah. THOUGHT IT. he clearly spaced out..

[@satBASS]

@hardimentjake lol it's understandable

[@Frowny444]

It was good. But this peace was written in 4 part mens. Which, in my opinion, is how it should be performed

[@devinm3633]

Great song, however the cut offs on the take made it sound a bit more Scottish then traditional Irish. My own school sung this and I fell in love with the ending part. I hope I get to sing it when I get to my senior year!

[@ayhazuraudacity]

Well... the song is Scottish. And that's how it was written. I hope you do get to sing it. You'll figure it out.

[@RealCannolius]

Well, as already pointed out before me, it's scottish. It literally says so in the song.

[@pandamonika]

The song is literally named after a lake in Scotland, and the country is mentioned several times in the chorus part. How are people not getting this?

[@johnjamieson7087]

@@pandamonika In Scotland there is only one body of water called a "lake", the Lake of Menteith" and this is simply a misinterpretation of the Scots word "Laigh", meaning a low lying area. In Scotland we have inland lochs, of which Loch Lomond is one and sea lochs, such as Loch Fyne, equivalent to Scandinavian fjords. Some people claim to have difficulty pronouncing the word "loch", although French, German, Scandinavian and Dutch speakers have no such difficulty. People who pronounce "loch" as "lock", including highly educated BBC announcers, nevertheless have no difficulty pronouncing "Bach", "Bruch" or "Munich". Explain it we cannae, as Scotty from Star Trek would say,

[@MDC_1985]

Does anyone else find their unnecessary emphasis on the word “take” (tak) to be jarring and distracting from what would otherwise be an amazing performance? The audible pause after their hard “k” sound at the end of the word breaks the whole flow, makes it feel awkward and almost mechanical. Idk. They have beautiful voices and this is otherwise well done, I guess that’s why I am so hung up on this, seems a terrible and intentional decision. And don’t get me wrong, I understand how the word should sound if spoken by a real Scot, it’s not the pronunciation but the unnecessary emphatic pause after the word that I have a problem with. Ohh well.

[@5bobert2]

It's basically english

[@wahyufsuherman6828]

4:33 , hehe

[@markofhim17]

this is mens choir music

[@3piecesuits]

Go River Rats!

[@dutch3ify]

Will this ever end?

[@nitetrane98]

This is nice but I'll take a men's choir anyday. There's some caterwalling going on with some of the chicks.

[@Dezzy822]

Guys were outta tune

[@JustMc11]

The soloists diction is terrible.... I know this song and I can't understand one word she is singing....the oos are also way too loud....