The Corries - Loch Lomond

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The Corries - Loch Lomond

[@thebassman12]

Only the Scottish can write an amazingly sombre song in a major key

[@collinwestgard3569]

This comment deserves more love

[@TheElephantMen]

So true

[@dantevidruh7463]

As a Scotsman i take that as a compliment we do try our best up here in bonnie Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 the Corrie's are one of our national treasures Roy and Ronnie are fantastic musicians up here in Scotland we are all brought up listening to these beautiful laments there mesmerising sung in the beautiful Scottish accent makes you shiver as your driving through the mountains and glens

[@dewdew80]

The key is to make it a march.

[@sundriedplatypus]

@@dewdew80 Solely due that we find triumph in defeat

[@Bombadil1992]

I signed in to comment on this. I'm an Irish man, and I won't lie, I'm drunk as an arse. Still, this is an incredibly beautiful song. I'll stand by my Celt brothers until the day I die.

[@alundavies8402]

Good for you

[@jamesgraham3786]

Good man ,drink ma brother ,❤

[@nadiamurchie1949]

and scotland with you we are of the same cloth somewhere in history, the gaels i love ireland , i am also drunk tonight and reaching out with a hug to my gael brother

[@nadiamurchie1949]

i love mo ghille mear sang by dublin choir, in both our gaelic irish and gaelic scottish variation its gallant hero. lovely

[@claymorecallum]

Im a proud Scotsman.Where ever your from,you should be just as proud.FREEDOM FOR SCOTLAND

[@thenewvoice8]

alas, 55% of us said NO, when given the chance. Idiots, Royalists and Rangers fans. More than half the population should never be allowed to sing this, or FoS again. Fracking disgrace.

[@flolatta534]

I am 52 years away from Scotland but still get homesick when I listen to Scottish music

[@nadiamurchie1949]

big hugs from scotland xxx

[@emilieluckhardt6606]

Every time I hear their music, the songs, the lyrics, the singers, I know that I cannot die before I have visit Scotland.

[@margmckay3257]

I get all choked up when I hear this song as well as Flower of Scotland. 🫶💚

[@Feuerzahn]

I am German. I'm singing this song to my little children. My daughter is 6 now and she's been listening to this song basically from day one. When I became 18, the first thing I did was fly over to Scotland and walk the West Highland Way. I'll never forget you my bonnie banks.

[@CharlieMcHenry]

My mother used to sing me to sleep over 60 years ago with this song. Gave me a lifelong love of Celtic music. Thanks, Mom.

[@jimmywalker1568]

+Charlie McHenry try Run Rig

[@aprilgill1]

+Charlie McHenry And my mother did as well. Beloved song always.

[@jimmywalker1568]

+April Gill Try The Portree Kid the Corries

[@aprilgill1]

Thank you! I will!

[@jimmywalker1568]

+April Gill If you like Scottish tunes try the Lochies1940 You tube mix in Gaelic

[@moraggrant9856]

It is 29 years today since Roy passed away (12/8/90) This recording is magical. A unique voice and a truly amazing musician who will never be equalled.

[@Ianjcarroll]

amazing, how time passes, but a great song sung great is timeless.

[@julistarling8382]

So sad. He didn't live nearly long enough. 😢 His music lives forever. ❤💙💜

[@julistarling8382]

Roy was the best of the Corries, I think. (Well, there were only the two of them, for most of their career anyway, but still. You know what I mean. ^___^)

[@Eidie_Dixneufdouzesept10912]

2023 08 31 greets u with love

[@moirabaker458]

@@julistarling8382 And the most talented with the AMAZING instruments he created.

[@JarmezGD]

Finally I can find a version that is actually sung by Scottish people

[@sandwichkingsandwichton8672]

Be honest with you it's gonna be hard thing to find considering the ballad was written over 150 years age but the version closest version you seek is probably by John Mcdermott.

[@rulsey23]

It's sung perfectly here. 😊 Respect to all nations who chose to sing this but the scots do give it the true charm

[@user-mq3um5iu2q]

The chorus is exactly how I was taught to sing it at primary, but the verses are a tiny bit different

[@frenckebben]

Why do you care? I might be too bold to suggest that probably you aren't a true Scotsman, but reality is that a good song, and a cultural hertitage is a good song, and a cultural heritage.

[@user-mq3um5iu2q]

@@frenckebben ??? What do you mean, "a true Scotsman" - I've lived here my whole life. I don't deny it's a good song - it's a marvellous song. I'm praising it, just reminiscing that I can't find any rendition that completely meets the way I remember hearing it when I was young.

[@rajahass]

I am from the Eastern shores of the Mediterranean. These guys from the cold wet hills of Scotland somehow get me in a mood that I never want to leave. I've listened to this song on repeat all day for several days. A bit weird maybe. but it's got something magical to it...

[@AnthonyMcTigue]

SCOTH BLOOD SOMEWHERE

[@hairydog62]

one of the greats his voice is sadly missed.

[@MDBellamy]

Yes, indeed. Roy's reading of this is perfect. I think eventually he will be recognized as one of the great song stylists of the century. And, I hope, not just among folk singers. Over the years, he developed a profound ability to reach into and then express the heart of songs such as Loch Lomond which, in other versions, were nothing but a trite little trifle, rather than the deeply sad tale of commitment and loss they were intended to be.

[@trickytristan2015]

I didn't know he died 😥

[@MDBellamy]

@@trickytristan2015 He died in 1990 from a brain tumor. This clip is from their final TV series, in 1987.

[@bigteddy66]

@@trickytristan2015 his daughter died some years ago also of cancer.

[@justsad-1392]

We learn this and a host of other songs, in primary school. When you hear them sung from the heart like this, its nothing short of magical! Goose bumps! 🥰

[@TheTourmaline57]

My mother(god rest her soul) sang this to me as a bairn.My throat grows tight and tears fill my eyes.Peace to all.Remember our honored ancestors this Samhain.My heart to Scotland.

[@lucascampbell8521]

God bless you

[@twl107]

Grown ass man Muay Thai fighter and I’m in tears

[@ps4clipsfromtimoks]

scottish and irish music is undoubtfully the best music in the world, they really put heart and soul in that, true patriots of our times, agains the tyranny of the empire and through bad times❤❤❤❤

[@avemaria1097]

The corries will live on for thousands of years. You lit a spark in a nation lads, you wrote our national anthem, you are the greatest thing to happen to our homeland since wallace, the bruce and the douglas 🙏 alba gu bràth

[@wolf-uweostermann502]

And here I am, back again, three years later, and still moved by them as the first time I ever heard them, some fifty years ago. If this is not magic, I don't know what magic is.

[@user-op1cd2hs6h]

I wish they were still alive and a band I would have loved to watch them. I'm born in the wrong century :(((((.

[@jimnagel5611]

ONE OF THE FINEST GAELIC VOICES EVER

[@kyuuzoryuusuke]

Might sound silly since the Auld Alliance has long been forgotten by most, but as a Frenchman I've always felt close to Scots. Proud to be French (most of the time) and proud to love Scotland !

[@corneliuscapitalinus845]

My grandmother would proudly tell me of the Auld Alliance as I was growing up - all the ways in NZ no less.

[@wonjubhoy]

I lived in France and when a French friend teased me and said there was no difference between Scotland and England I told him the Scots sent an army to save France during the 100 years war.

[@no3nbt497]

Alors toi aussi 😁

[@garryreise3995]

True Scots that know, will never forget! My kids will be know. Unfortunately not by the educational institution

[@user-bo3mp8un6c]

I feel a deep connection to France, especially the south west.

[@jrp9991]

being Scottish is such an honour. I want this played at my funeral.

[@Arkybark]

This is not just better, it's the BEST version of Loch Lomond. Runrig's can't hold a candle to it. A little over a year ago, searching in vain for a good version I once heard on the radio, I went through literally hundreds of YT videos. Then I saw this and nothing has been the same.

[@haigkilbride5519]

It makes me cry. Just such a beautiful notion and execution. ❤

[@kieranlennon4473]

I’m one of the younger generation that thinks that Roy’s voice is surely sadly missed. And would’ve loved to have been at one of the concerts. His voice makes me feel very patriotic. His legacy will live on within the hearts of the Scottish people and throughout the world.

[@nocoskull44]

I had the privilege as a young boy to see The Corries at the Tayside Institute, Newburgh. Can still recall it (well most of it !) with pleasure

[@Manticrow707]

I cried my eyes out at this song, a rare masterpiece :(

[@alamaim1563591263131]

Essa egregora, essa energia dos ancestrais celtas é tão forte e acentuada que ela se revela até nas canções cantadas por homens, e sentidas nos corações de quem não é escocês e nem fala sua língua nativa para compreende-las, isso não é questão de entender, isso é o sentir da essência, uma coisa inexplicável e muito nobre, o espírito da tradição celta, nao só da Escócia, mas do povo celta no geral, muito bom, impressionante música, e o que ele consegue nos transmitir por ela, uma saudade de uma coisa que nem sabemos oque é.

[@Mapesbury100]

I was born in Glasgow, Scotland...very near Loch Lomond. My father was born in Edinburgh. I love Scotland.

[@gerrypowell2748]

RIP Roy🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷🇪🇺

[@user-fw9ck2px2t]

By chance I came across this beautiful rendition of Bonnie banks of Loch Lomond ...the simplicity and honesty of the lyrics and music was breathtakingly beautiful ..brought tears to my eyes...something of beauty is a joy forever...it truly warmed my South African heart❤❤

[@martymclochlin4836]

My buddy from Stirling passed away last month. I miss him so much. he was a tough fellow and always had a laugh to carry him. Love the Scots! I am canadian but I got the scots in me! really want to trace my roots. From the highland to the low, scotland has the best beautiful people and the best beautiful land. RIP Craig F.

[@lilywashere27]

O wither away my bonnie May Sae late an' sae far in the gloamin' The mist gather grey o'er moorland and brae O wither sae far are ye roamin Chorus: O ye'll tak the high road an' I'll tak the low I'll be in Scotland afore ye For me and my true love will never meet again By the bonnie bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond O well may I weep for yestreen in my sleep (well) (yesterday) we stood bride and bridegroom together But his arms and his breath were as cold as the death And his heart's blood ran red in the heather I trusted my ain love last night in the broom (own) (bush) My Donald wha' loves me sae dearly For the morrow he will march for Edinburgh toon (town) Tae fecht for his King and Prince Charlie (chorus) As dauntless in battle as tender in love He'd yield ne'er a foor toe the foeman (enemy) But never again frae the field o' the slain (from) Tae his Moira will he come by Loch Lomond The thistle may bloom, the King hae his ain And fond lovers may meet in the gloamin' And me and my true love will yet meet again Far above the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond

[@rd9831]

Thanks for the lyrics.

[@remotegod255]

The voice, the sparse arrangement, the Scots dialect, the sense of community, I love this music so, so much. folk music simply doesn't get any more beautiful than this, it's a simple pinnacle of what humanity is capable of

[@pootzmagootz]

Scots is a language. Just btw

[@carolinemitchell5241]

Hear Hear, well said.

[@matildamartin2811]

If you think this song is lovely, the only thing that can match it is the sight of the reflection of the hills across Loch Lomond about two hours after sunrise. Absolutely breathtaking.

[@janicekrieger1922]

I migrated to Oz in 1964 at the age of 11, still love my hameland!

[@penyenli3795]

I am Chinese but I truly can feel the love and spirit of this wonderful song. Love it !

[@memyselfandI0418]

Bless your heart for spending some time with us Scottish folk.

[@alexbordon8886]

@@memyselfandI0418 It's very interesting Scottish music is so compatible with Chinese taste of folk music. Scottish folk is extremely popular in China I think though there's barely any cultural interaction btw China and Scotland historically.

[@chuvakizsingapurjye]

@@alexbordon8886 I'm Singaporean (Chinese) and I absolutely love this song. Glè àlainn - Alba agus seo cuideachd. Na cànan agus dualchas na Gàidhlig - na Alba

[@thatONEmachine]

Wow thats amazing man. Im from Texas and found The Corries and then discovered my Scottish heritage. God Bless.

[@upuliedivisekera6779]

thanks for the heartbreaking songs and melodies, celtic people🥺💔❤

[@Chris-eo5zs]

This is the Loch Lomond I think of. Heartbreaking. The Runrig version may get the crowds going at Hampden, but it doesn't compare. This captures the blood-soaked history of our past in the most poignant way one could imagine, yet still leaves a breath of hope for the future.

[@moraggrant9856]

I agree wth you about Runrig my dayghters and I went to their concerts and thorougjly enjoyed them. But there is no comparison between their version of this song and Roy 's- This is the definitive version and will never be bettered.

[@jackmcnamara6973]

We love ye Scotland. All the best fae Erin 🇮🇪💙

[@joannanorland3995]

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[@talonsoftheraven6693]

There should be a national holiday in Scotland every year for these two men . True Bards . Scotland forever.

[@2armylife]

My grandad always sings this, so I learnt the words, and when he next sang this song, he was so shocked to hear me singing with him. He was so proud :) I now listen to this as it makes me smile x

[@bl3805]

thats so sweet😊

[@MagicalMusic34]

Aww, bless! 😊

[@JeromeBeckett]

This made me tear up a bit

[@jimmydee6611]

My grandfather is buried in Kilwinning. He another daughter when he returned to Scotland from the USA. When I hear this song I long to meet her and her children, my cousins.

[@maureenodonnell5031]

@@jimmydee6611 Make the trip. You deserve it...do it for your Grandad. I just found I have some Scots in me, and it explains so much of my chemistry. Go!

[@DaisyMaeScragg]

I'm half Cherokee and half Scot, and my Scottish blood has a special affinity for this song, especially this excellent rendition. Many thanks to the Corries and to iMdReSSediNdEcAy for posting it.

[@gateway8833]

Now this is how to sing this. This is how I remember my Grandpa singing this, well not even close to the quality of this man voice, but the words were the same. When my Grandpa would sing you would here the Alligators slide into the water, the birds would fly off, he was terrible, but I loved it.

[@lagatita1623]

I love your comment! I like to sing stuff like Clannad but I'm horrible even my cat hates it lol. But Im glad he taught you these songs☺ they are amazing.

[@KittyStarlight]

La Gatita (The Kitten): I love to sing too but I don't think I'm really any good. Especially I love the Scottish and Irish songs. You and I should get together sometime and have a duet and our cats can go hide under the sofa. =^___~=

[@KittyStarlight]

My cats sometimes yowl when I sing but I think they believe I am yowling about something and they are probably just trying to sympathize.

[@shannonsherwood6453]

Im half irish but grew up with a holiday home in glen shiel and we regularly took the FERRY to skye and again aFISHERMANS BOAT...i learnt the skye boat song from the fishermen and loch lomond from donny McCrae,i thank him with all my heart and sang it proudly against the pipes at his wake and funeral. I am a celt by birth and by nature and my love for scotland and ireland will never cease

[@MrPainfulTruth]

Congrats Shannon, i dont think theres so much difference between the irish and scots. Theres something mystical in your heritage.

[@dnhy7951]

A wonderful phrase- 'I sang it proudly against the pipes'.

[@3fatkid]

THE most beautiful rendition of loch lomond I've ever heard

[@user-tr5ke4uz7k]

It's unbelievable there isn't a monument the size of wallaces for these two in my country. They brought our heritage back to life. Alba Gu Bràth

[@WildBillCox13]

This is what pedal tone was meant for. I think like this when I write or sing. I'll never reach Scotland, of course, except by the Low Road. But I have the look, the temperament, and the poetic flair of Scotland in my blood. Thanks for posting.

[@MrSteesh]

You’re with us here ❤

[@tannerburnham1319]

Is it just me who thinks Scottish people who sing songs about their country is the definition of music?

[@shimonrubin6354]

A very beautiful version by the best of the best. R.I.P. Roy.

[@horsesavy4570]

one of the best recordings capturing the songs original meaning. This song was a battle song sung by Scots who made their final stand in the Jacobite Movement. Brings a tear to me eye every time i hear it.

[@racheltaylor6578]

It’s-about a highlander about to be executed in Carlisle castle.

[@horsesavy4570]

@@racheltaylor6578 yep, Jacobites who were being excited by king Charlie for going against the crown.

[@NeilMacMillan-fb3hd]

the Corries were a wonderful duo of Scottish singers am privileged to be be able sing along with their videos

[@Sephiroth767]

RIP Roy. His voice was pure love. Also this is the best version of this song.

[@pengyboy40]

As a Welshman who goes upto Scotland bi anually for the rugby, i just love hearing these folk songs, simply magical.

[@BillDFC]

Written on the walls of Carlisle prison in 1746 by a jacobite prisoner who knew he would never see his homeland again,at laest,not in this life.

[@coyotewaits2488]

I’ve been playing this every night during the corona quarantine 2020

[@dtm_sarita_studio]

Me too. Was supposed to be in Glasgow this evening (trip cancelled) - 112 years since my family has gone home.

[@coyotewaits2488]

@@dtm_sarita_studio over 250 for mine - need to make the trip

[@joeserianz6205]

Bob Dylan has his own KZbin channel with his oldies like this one. I've been listening to those also.

[@rossmcdermott8261]

@@coyotewaits2488 Well to you both listen to it again, raise a glass and cheers to you from Glasgow.

[@Schrankerle]

Maybe I'll switch to this song. I've been listening to the "Lay Me Doone" song from We Were Soldiers. And my family is also up for a trip to Kinchyle to walk where some of my family had walked.

[@kiman19942012]

always shed a tear for my ancestors that fought on that very war that they sing about

[@dtm_sarita_studio]

Was supposed to visit Scotland this April 2020 and explore the places my family originated from, but our trip has been cancelled due to the virus - it's been 112 years since we've traveled back, but next year we'll come home, new bairn in tow.

[@stephensutherland3732]

Best Scottish musicians of all time? I think so. I would loved to hear them play live. Sadly, I wasnt born at the right time.

[@moraggrant9856]

They were amazing live. They got the whole audience singing along with them. I have happy memories of listening to them live on several occasions

[@bichomaldito]

I am from Chile, South America, and I love traditional songs from different countries. This one is great.

[@magzsara9892]

been checking in here for the past 13 years.. Love the bones of it xxxx

[@fenrislegacy]

Roy Williamson, one of the best Scottish voice ever.

[@ww2freak007]

I see you on every corries video lol

[@margaretcollins5853]

Maxime Desmarais n n

[@murdochmclennan3510]

Max Desmarais: Ronnie Browne's voice is better.

[@nooneinparticular9219]

@@murdochmclennan3510 it's an opinion

[@williewilliamson1]

The greatest

[@kathrynmay2463]

I needed this at this time. The world is so messed up

[@krystoforolang]

The best version! Greetings from Czech Rep.

[@shouryavaid7530]

Visited this beautiful and surreal place and documented it on my channel. This would always be one of the places i would always be willing to revisit. Highly recommended.

[@lunicola8037]

This song makes me cry, every time - he sings it so well. Still, I wish I could have been there that evening.

[@Bellg]

I think i'm a lost scot because these songs just go straight to my core

[@dalesappington2835]

I’m from Texas and I discovered The Corries about 8 years ago. Sadly like most groups I want to hear live ii’ll have to wait until I take the”low road” to hear them in concert. Merry Christmas and may God bless!

[@pootzmagootz]

Find the reborn version of him in Scotland🤙

[@KittyStarlight]

I'm glad you know what the low road is. I want to hear them too but we will have to wait. Until then there's this video and the other beautiful videos. Cheers.

[@treygreene4298]

I'm an African American man with 6% Scottish in me but sometimes i feel more than that percentage, i love the country and culture so much. it hits me straight to my core like nothing else. I hope to visit it one day before I die. Alba Gu Brath

[@berno8535]

Music speaks a lot so ones soul.. As someone with quite a fair amount of Scottish and Irish mixed in me... I'm happy to see you appreciate that small bit of you that connects us.

[@erdnusse277]

UnKnOwN We’re all sick of you Americans doing this shit. You weren’t born here, you aren’t Scottish. Hoping to visit and having a connection is fine, describing it as “us” is totally disrespectful.

[@CentraljocK]

You only need to get here, don't worry about getting home, we'll keep ye safe and sound! 'ye'll get a jeely peece at anybodys door'. I hope you make it over, you won't be dissapointed. Peace and love from Bonnie Scotland :)

[@paulrooney3580]

@@erdnusse277 who rattled your cage , get a life ffs

[@MDBellamy]

Take your roots where you find them. And ignore the haters. They have problems of their own.

[@MDBellamy]

Has anyone depicted the sadness and profundity more deeply than Roy Williamson? He piercer your soul with this "rollicky" ditty.

[@moraggrant9856]

I will never tire of listening to Roy's amazing voice. This is the very best version of an epic song. It makes me so proud to be Scottish 💙💙💙

[@catherinekeane1901]

You should be proud. I am Irish. We have a shared history as you know.

[@gjagielom2]

My son (1 year old) loves this song and insists on watching the video whenever i put it on. Thank you for uploading it.

[@avalonjasna]

I am not Scottish and I do not have Schottish blood in my veins, but when I first heard this song, I cried. So wonderful

[@haigkilbride5519]

Sorry😊

[@TheLadybudd]

My adoration for the corries will never die...I love and cherish capercallie, tannihill weavers and the corries equally, as they were who bought me home to the music of my heart and soul :) XXX

[@peterndungu392]

I love Scotland. This song is amazing. I had always wanted to visit Scotland and I did from Aberdeen by rail to Elgin and back to Edingburg. This song rang in my ears as I walked in the rain in the streets of Edingburg.. I first heard of Scotland when I was 8 years old, reading about Robert The Bruce.. Along came the history of William Wallace.. The Battle of Stirling... Land of the Brave.

[@beanofthesouthern]

I am not ashamed to shed to tears to this day for the slain.

[@mlaforce321]

Men from Clan Cummings (my mother's father's family) fought for the Jacobites cause. Her line has been in the U.S. for generations but still this song and Alba an Áigh have been played on the bagpipes at damn near every funeral I can remember.

[@wolf-uweostermann502]

What keeps people alive? Well, food, drink, air, sleep ...but, above all, this kind of music! In all my life, now being 73, I have never drunk better wine or life-elixir than the music of the Corries!

[@wbwright79]

i just returned from Scotland for my first time. our day tour guide played this very song as we drove up and around Loch Lomond (a beautiful place by the way), all the while educating us on the history of the Jacobites. i won't forget the journey or the stories he told any time soon. a great and noble heritage, the Scot's have.

[@dantevidruh7463]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Beautifully sung by the Corrie's one of Scotland's best singing duos by a mile been brought up listening to them Roy and Ronnie are two of Scotland's greatest the hairs on my arms are standing listening to this I think every true Scotsman's took his true love to the banks of loch Lomond I know I have and I'm sure Roy and Ronnie have aswell 👍😉 It's a beautiful place

[@Honestmanayr]

Great version of the song which was written after the Jacobite rising when two Jacobites were imprisoned in a jail in Carlisle. One was to die and the other escaped thus the high road and the low road. We will have freedom from Westminster and there is no hatred of the English.

[@aileenlightbody91]

Just to clarify - according to legend the living took the High Road to wherever they wanted to go, while the dead took the Low (or Spirit) Road, which is why the soldier who was about to die said he'd get to Scotland before the surviving one did because his spirit would be able to go there immediately, only his beloved would never be able to see him, so therefore the song is a lament (as sung here) and not the jolly rousing song favoured by those who only see its Scottish aspect.

[@thomasallan8293]

+Aileen . thanks Aileen . what an extraordinary young lady you are ! my daughters name was Eileen . and she would be around your age by now . anyway , I am off to sleep !

[@johngordon6328]

here here

[@drumzmagoo]

Wow..that's powerful. I learned my ancestors are from the area of Loch Lomond, that fact and your knowledge of the lyrics adds so much more beauty to the song I've already loved so much. Thank you

[@beverlygarten-johnson2744]

@@drumzmagoo I just found my ancestors in the Loch Lomond, Luss, and Dumbarton areas. This song made me cry for them. McCune, a sept of Clan Calhoun.

[@Arkybark]

My traditional New Year's post now. A whole decade has passed since I first discovered this video, heard this voice and this version of the song. What a chance discovery can lead to. And what a rewarding decade for my appreciation of music.

[@allanking6112]

Always chokes me, with pride, sadness, love, longing, heartbreak and every other emotion.

[@Mobipiloten]

I'm from Germany and before 3 Days I was at Loch Lomond and I have heard this song. Now when I hear this song, my heart goes on. And I hope when I come back , Scotland is free! Greetings to the friendly bus driver, nice older ladies in sweet shops oh just to all Scots. Stay as you are.

[@samuelshadrack4366]

Amazing....love from Trinidad

[@johnc485]

A true Flower of Scotland ! Thanks

[@sirmobil]

why do people insist on politicising songs appreciate the music for what it is a glimpse of our past, a page in our history, reminding us who we were, allowing us to be who we are, and letting us reach our potential

[@bear8nc]

Roy Williamson. What a voice.

[@ostravaforever]

I spent in Scotland the whole year and from the first moments I loved it. Even though at the beginning I really missed my home back in the Czech republic, at the end I felt like true Scot. Hope I will get an opportunity to see this country full of breathtaking nature and friendly people once again!!! I really miss you, bonnie Scotland!!!! Jan from the Czech rep.

[@topbhoy88]

Did you get back mate?

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Always welcome!

[@JohnnyContagious]

2.31 Not even the Corries and one of the most stirring Scottish folk songs can keep a man from his drink... Priceless.

[@magoulianitissa]

I am Greek and I love this song and Scottish music!!

[@toanniesplace]

The best version that I've heard so far.

[@JohnSmith-2koolaid]

We are all Scotts here peace be with you

[@greymorris5376]

My father used to sing this song when I was very young and it's stuck with me ever since. The Scottish people wrote beautiful songs and this one, full of mistique and sadness, was the best of them.

[@BaronVonKenny]

this is one of the best songs ever.

[@sandrafuller4786]

Hauntingly sad and beautiful at the same time.

[@VoxGothica]

My, what a singer he was. Listen to how effortlessly he nails those lilting notes.

[@EvilEvaMarie]

Brings tears to my eyes.

[@NeilMacMillan-fb3hd]

the Corries were the quintessential Scottish duo wo0rth listening to their recordings

[@briangebbia6001]

This song touches parts of the soul that is always nice to get reacquainted with.

[@michaelkuhn4700]

Scotland forever!

[@mikehenrik1]

This is just one of the most intimate concert videos I have ever seen. The performance is absolutely perfect, the audience is captivated, the fire is burning in the background, and that wonderful old man is taking a sip from his glass. It just doesn't get much better than this.

[@25marylu]

Last week I saw Loch Lomond :) I love that place, I can't forget it......

[@ryanjack111]

i first heard this song at lomond shore in 2003. liked it ever since. it sounds better with some bagpipes sounds while you are standing alone looking at the mountains & valleys near Glencoe. That's what I did.. it was beautiful and sad.

[@monstertrucktennis]

Again and again I return to hear Roy's clear expression of a tune that's touched so many.