04 - The Haughs O'Cromdale

[@WootTootZoot]

My Auntie is sitting behind the Corries, with the glasses. I miss her, she was a grand lady. Made the best stovies and baps.

[@mattgowans5121]

Sorry for your loss

[@danielhewett1140]

😍

[@danielhewett1140]

lovly Ontie🤗

[@christopherd597]

Where was this???

[@jasonmccain9544]

The lady in the flannel or the light grey jacket?

[@BrianRPaterson]

I haven't heard this for at least 45 years, but it's stayed with me. Still a great song.

[@billhsu6349]

Good songs don't age, unlike some of those "fashion" ones.

[@Sonny-m1f]

I'm an American of Scots decent an I know every word to this song an sing it in America. It's a wonderful song even if it does stretch the truth quite a bit.

[@scottishcluj]

There is nothing like the corries anymore - sad. Miss them.

[@Asiseeit13]

Forget the mangled history and enjoy the song. These boys are true artists. I was listening to the Ian Campbell version of "Baron O'Brackley" (superb) based on a real incident and subsequently found it was based on 2 incidents 80 years apart and the wife was respectably married to a Dr a few years later! So please enjoy it as a cracking song and leave the history lessons to other sites.

[@anthonycirincione5082]

Pure genius pure chills I'm speechless

[@annedanielczyk4191]

came here because of it's black friday. not disappointed.

[@MerryMoss]

Same here & holy _fuck,_ what a delightful song 🖤🦇

[@thomasbrennan819]

What a belter.

[@barrycross2585]

Ah the Corries, they were in a one night gig in Largs a small resort on the mid west of Scotland. Their gig was in the hall right next to a hotel. Where I and my my mum and dad were staying on holiday for a week. Their gig was on the last night of our holidays, and i wanted to see them live. I tried to get both parents in and my dad joined me, both of us enjoyed it. There was only them on with the stage littered with musical instruments. It was if they were playing just for you in a small place, brilliant stuff. I think we must have been probably the only English people in their but we both enjoyed it.

[@alastairppcli]

Cameron's did their standards join, this part of the song always gives me a chill, no matter what stance you take on the nationality issue, as a soldier

[@ElizabethMarshall-rm8jx]

The Corries were amazing, and many times I went with my then boy friend to the Glasgow Concert Hall which was packed. Great days. Their music was so haunting.

[@tkwasny1]

The song also mentions Montrose who fought in the English Civil War, and died 41 years before the battle of Cromdale. Oliver Cromwell is also mentioned at the end of the song as being defeated by Montrose. So its like the name of a Jacobite battle is used to describe events of the English Civil War 40 years earlier.

[@ThomasRobertson-ox5ur]

There is more than 1 montrose u no

[@1981Marcus]

@@ThomasRobertson-ox5urYes but this is about the one executed in 1650. The song reimagines the Battle of Auldearn as revenge for Cromdale even though Auldearn was fought in 1645 and Cromdale in 1690.

[@1234Krueger]

My absolutely favourite by the Corries...I know it since 1976! First I thought must be Horse of Cromdale until a Scottish student came to our communitiy and slept in our house. I took him up by car! And he said to me: "Haughs of Cromdale"....! I have here about 6 CD's of the Corries. The Corries will lead Scotlland to be a nation once again. As the time has come now! go and make a Nation Once Again. England ist on the loose!

[@Eye_Exist]

by far the best version of this masterpiece.

[@broon8CFC]

Great vocalists

[@НинаНовикова-м5у]

АРТИСТЫ с большой буквы!!! 🦄🦄🦄☘☘☘🌹🌹🌹🍻🍺🪢🪢🪢

[@FaithBlack-r1u]

Brings me back to their fabulous concerts. Best harmonising ever.

[@AmIsraelChai85]

Here I come back months later to rest something. Montroses spirit rang thru these battles, with tune and fair to Montrose. He was "spirit" guidance for many of the volunteers and trained fighters. Aye for a good tune and great compnay.

[@BenTurnbull-dp6hp]

I thank each and every one of you ❤

[@pawpawbear02]

The sounds of the Corries filled oor hoose everyday as I grew up gr8 jist gr8 !!!!!!!

[@Rathardican]

Its about regional pride, and the effectiveness of a small force on a larger one if the belief is there. Many excellent books on the Marquis of Montrose, he was one of the greatest military generals the UK has seen. (And hands on)

[@martyboy1872]

I work the haughs o cromdale and surroundig area it is a beautiful area for any1 to see exept in the winter x

[@MentallyYoungSct]

i only found this by my history teacher and i thank them.

[@frankiedeans7637]

God this is Scottish perfection.

[@stefanbrezar8642]

The best version ever

[@gemmahanson]

Why do people have to comment on politics and winning/losing great historic battles. Why can people not listen to the song for what it is, a song! Great words, great rythm and over all great voices combined brilliantly together!

[@andrewpaul4442]

because its a political song

[@andrewpaul4442]

and truth will win alba gu brath

[@sandramorey2529]

Because these songs are recording history. How do we learn if we don't analyze what the ballad is trying to tell us. Right or wrong.

[@w.reidripley1968]

"...To the battles we've won and a few that we've lost..."

[@stefanbrezar8642]

Before every battle Montenegro and Serbian tribesmen listen singers that played epic songs and after that they went as avalanche on enemy This band had a unique voice equal to singers from that times

[@boske1994]

Тачно!

[@ClothytheCat]

Another great Klingon battle song.

[@cathod999]

As the corries said themselves the lyrics are artistic licence stretched to limit! take two battles about 50 years apart ,reverse the order they happened in and then condense the story into a 24hr period!! Geniusss

[@malcolmwatson6035]

All true but like they say in Fleet Street, never let the truth stand in the way of a good story!

[@WootTootZoot]

@@malcolmwatson6035 It goes back farther than the Corries, James Hogg about 1800, maybe even a traditional tune even earlier.

[@jockmcghee4147]

You better believe it, Alba!

[@irenearcari8441]

Thanks so much for saving my memories. This is still as great as I remembered. Have the albums, but so good to see them too.x

[@bobbycrispy5459]

Was at auchindoun castle yesterday , nae bad

[@theophrastusbombastus1359]

Glad to see the corries beig paid for their great service And glad for the great upload

[@drunkensailor112]

this is amazing!!!

[@mwc6397]

Saw them at The Capitol Aberdeen ...about 1976ish

[@Dominique2947]

Superbe ! Du talent à revendre !!

[@pawpawbear02]

I stand corrected, I am not a history teacher, and I should keep my mouth shut about things I know nothing about, and so should we all, these are great artists and should be recognised as such, the history thing is on another site as the bright young person just pointed out.

[@japanrussell]

who cares guys! stop thinking so much! this song is playing on emotions and if you don`t want your emotions played upon in the first place don`t listen to it! It is an incredible song and I for one think the Scottish won a great deal more battles than they are given credit for because as we all know the victor, in the end, writes the history books we all learned from... Was Montrose there? nope.. but who is to say the song is referring to only one time period? Burns was creative..he gets respect

[@1234Krueger]

As I come in by Auchindoun, Just a wee bit frae the toun, To the Hi'lands I was bound To view the Haughs of Cromdale. I met a man in tartan trews, Spiered at him (asked) what was the news, Quo' he, "The Hi'land army rues That e'er we come to Cromdale. "We were in bed, sir, every man, When the English host upon us cam; A bloody battle then began Upon the Haughs of Cromdale. The English horse they were so rude, They bathed their hoofs in Hi'land blood, But our brave clans, they boldly stood Upon the Haughs of Cromdale. "But, alas! We could no longer stay, And o'er the hills we come away, Sore we do lament the day That e"er we come to Cromdale." T Hus the great Montrose did say: Hi'land man show me the way I will over the hills this day, To view the Haughs of Cromdale." They were at their dinner, every man, When great Montrose upon them cam; A second battle then began Upon the Haughs of Cromdale.The Grant, Mackenzie and M'Ky,As Montrose they did espy,Then they fought most valiantlyUpon the Haughs of Cromdale.The McDonalds they returned again,The Camerons did our standard join,McIntosh played a bloody gameUpon the Haughs of Cromdale.The Gordons boldly did advance,The Frasers fought with sword and lance,The Grahams they made the heads to dance,Upon the Haughs of Cromdale.And the loyal Stewarts, wi' Montrose,So boldly set upon their foes,Laid them low wi' Hi'land blowsLaid them low on Cromdale.Of twenty-thousand Cromwell's men,A thousand fled to Aberdeen,The rest of them lie on the plain,There on the Haughs of Cromdale.Of twenty-thousand Cromwell's men,A thousand fled to Aberdeen,The rest of them lie on the plain,There on the Haughs of Cromdale.

[@nickmackay2489]

Help if you spelt Mackay right !!! Also it's MacDonald.. ots Mac not Mc

[@jockmcghee4147]

Excellent 👌

[@jtpinnyc]

Can't get over those outfits, lol!

[@w.reidripley1968]

I read elsewhere those were deliberate: they would dress in their performance clothes to get in the concert mindset. I guess they would drive the van from gig to gig in their grubby comfy t-shirts.

[@georgemackay5524]

Brilliant

[@bushcraftpiper]

Absolutely great. Many thanks for sharing it!!!

[@poetlorryit]

such charisma and presence, but these dudes make me homesick: Ive lived in England now for 12 year :(

[@liamthewarrior]

Is there a recording of this gig? The version they have on Spotify is not nearly as hauntingly beautiful as this

[@oliverhuddlestone1213]

Wondered this myself.. Has to be an old vinyl recording?

[@gaconnochie]

@Traitorfish Not that 'Scots Wha Hae' was a Jacobite song. The period it alludes to is about 400 years earler. Cromdale is a good song but the lyrics make little sense. The real battle was Scot v Scot in the first Jacobite Rising. Yet this song seems to be about a battle between an army led by Montrose and a Cromwellian English army. Never happened - and if it did it wouldn't be a Jacobite song! Those guys lived about 50 years before the first Jacobite Rebellion.

[@mwc6397]

My favouite

[@r.anthony8685]

I used to listen to Andy M Stewart's version, I had no idea this was that good.

[@johnhorse5551]

🇬🇧 love and respect always

[@BlumenStrasse01]

this song could get me to go into battle. :) its slightly too bad such things start to get lost over time through the generations. *sigh* I like such songs ayway. :)

[@maciekostrowski4633]

Hats off! :-)

[@maciekostrowski4633]

:-)

[@ScottishBlackWatch]

If you go to any bit torrent site you should usually find 1 or 2 to download. I've found the albums: Live Alive O Heritage Peat Fire Flame The Comedy Collection all on differing bit torrent sites

[@alastairppcli]

you have to understand that is is of the fight the battle of being defeated once and not giving up of continuing the fight, My Ancestors though not of the Camerons or the Gordons fought for them tracable to the first war, take up that fight, that ancient quarrel and see it through and it is that combat that drive that is what the song is driving at.

[@craigdobbin3521]

Never gets old, sends shivers down my spine

[@foggydew3614]

Mate you are right... I don't have any drop of scottish blood in me and I got goosebumps

[@craigdobbin3521]

Gets me up every time along with this sad Lament kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX6kXnhuqs91eqM

[@janetcameron785]

A great song

[@pipes0987]

I am just glad to have a war to play my bagpipes in, it matters not to them who hears the sound or why.

[@concienciametafisica]

Awesome

[@vengencemonger]

Great Stuff!!

[@gaconnochie]

"Burns was creative..he gets respect" I think the words were written way before Burns was born

[@jdsullivan38]

In 2019, this is resistance music

[@davidloughton9291]

Choon and a half ❤️

[@Phantom6051]

it is based on two battles years apart

[@AmIsraelChai85]

Montrose was dead himself years before the Cromdale battles began, and his last line kin and grand kin were well after the years of battle ready-ness by about 10-15 years (60-80) so why would Montrose be quoted and stated in this song? I dont mind, Montrose won many a battle and will forever have a place in my heart!

[@JB-ml7xe]

LYRICS: As I come in by Auchindoun, Just a wee bit frae the toun, To the Hi'lands I was bound To view the Haughs of Cromdale. I met a man in tartan trews, Spiered at him (asked) what was the news, Quo' he, "The Hi'land army rues That e'er we come to Cromdale. "We were in bed, sir, every man, When the English host upon us cam; A bloody battle then began Upon the Haughs of Cromdale. The English horse they were so rude, They bathed their hoofs in Hi'land blood, But our brave clans, they boldly stood Upon the Haughs of Cromdale. "But, alas! We could no longer stay, And o'er the hills we come away, Sore we do lament the day That e"er we come to Cromdale." T Hus the great Montrose did say: Hi'land man show me the way I will over the hills this day, To view the Haughs of Cromdale." They were at their dinner, every man, When great Montrose upon them cam; A second battle then began Upon the Haughs of Cromdale. The Grant, Mackenzie and M'Ky, As Montrose they did espy, Then they fought most valiantly Upon the Haughs of Cromdale. The McDonalds they returned again, The Camerons did our standard join, McIntosh played a bloody game Upon the Haughs of Cromdale. The Gordons boldly did advance, The Frasers fought with sword and lance, The Grahams they made the heads to dance, Upon the Haughs of Cromdale. And the loyal Stewarts, wi' Montrose, So boldly set upon their foes, Laid them low wi' Hi'land blows Laid them low on Cromdale. Of twenty-thousand Cromwell's men, A thousand fled to Aberdeen, The rest of them lie on the plain, There on the Haughs of Cromdale. Of twenty-thousand Cromwell's men, A thousand fled to Aberdeen, The rest of them lie on the plain, There on the Haughs of Cromdale.

[@pawpawbear02]

there's hardly a peice of open land in Scotland that hasent had Scotish blood split on it !!

[@VincentValentin12345]

This is one of the greatest song in the world! (my opinion ^^) Can anyone maybe send me the cords or tabs for this song? Because i cant find it on the world wide web ;)

[@sandramorey2529]

If you want to play it the way they do, notice what key they are in. Then let the melody guide you. I pick up many songs this way. It is played w/o a lot of embellishments so it shouldn't be too hard to do.

[@patricianaughton5428]

Well Said!

[@anthonywalker6276]

VIVAT MONTROSE!❤

[@gaconnochie]

basically the first two and a half verses of the song which describe the Jacobite defeat at Cromdale in 1690 make sense except it says the enemy were English which they weren't. It was the Scottish gvt army which defeated the Jacobites. The rest of the song is completely made up. It suggests that Montrose rallies the defeated and raises another army which defeats the English army led by Cromwell. Both Montrose and Cromwell had been dead for half a century and no such battle took place between

[@hiddenknowledge2012]

What's your point? Fuck the English either way.

[@scottgray1806]

Two battles 1st, Battle of Auldearn 2nd battle Haughs of Cromdale.

[@scottgray1806]

One a victory 2nd a defeat. But in the song both were made into victories.

[@johnny65]

WELL SAID SIR

[@FatalBellman]

Not made up so much as confused, perhaps? I think it conflates two different battles fought at the same place, which should, like you say, have had much longer between them.... ? I do like the song, though.

[@1234Krueger]

Montrose was dead himself years before the Cromdale battles began, and his last line kin and grand kin were well after the years of battle ready-ness by about 10-15 years (60-80) so why would Montrose be quoted and stated in this song? So what???????

[@davelister1]

Burst that beat brother

[@pipes0987]

I love this tune, I am stationed in Iraq and play this one on my pipes when the wogs mortar and rocket us. The don't get close enough to spear them on the bayonet, my preferred responce (no claymore available) but I hope they can hear the Haugh's O'Cromdale.

[@jockmcghee4147]

They will hear it for eternity!

[@jockmcghee4147]

Full respect and well done,you are the heelant army!

[@aneesniazi7918]

You respect a murderer? Hope you two rot.

[@diogenesofsinope6502]

I hope you are well soldier god bless you. I hope that some day the sacrifices of you and your fallen brothers and sisters are avenged.

[@neilson2561]

The song mentions English, wrong. This was 30 April - 1 May 1690 and it was a Scottish Government Army who dispatched the Jacobite/Stuart Clans and cleared the field of the rebellious Clans. You’d think the Corries would have tried to sing ‘accurate’ songs of Scots battles rather than anti English propaganda. Sad.

[@RichyCR1]

They were folk singers singing folk songs. Don't need to get your knickers in a twist about it. Also, the full show (not this snippet here) they actually explain that it's about two battles and that "PR was even rife in those days"

[@jockmcghee4147]

Brilliant 👌!

[@kevinbooth2584]

The Gordon’s boldly did advance. The Frazers fought we sword lance….,

[@pipes0987]

I respect your opinions, I am infact in Iraq at this moment but can't say where or what I do, and hope we can just agree to disagree. cheers

[@dregmaster]

wasn't the battle of cromdale a crushing defeat for the jacobites?

[@averilleX]

Is that a young Jeremy Paxman clapping at the end?

[@mattywatt4754]

+averilleX hahahah do you recon the corries would not take the piss out of him if it was jeremy paxman at the end of the gig?

[@averilleX]

+Matty Watt Must have been drunk when I wrote that!

[@buachailleheid]

fuckin braw patriotism, these guys know how to rile the spirit, through the deeds of past escapades!!!

[@johnparke9210]

the dream will never die

[@stevecharlton4480]

the lie will never die

[@homiedinosaur1318]

@@stevecharlton4480 no need to be rude you Dutch punk.

[@jakegrant7663]

@@homiedinosaur1318 you are 10000000% right Scotland shall be free

[@davelister1]

I am a man what can take a pressure !

[@christopherdoctor5497]

Where was this filmed anyone know

[@stlouisix3]

Long Live Scottish Catholics, the backbone of Jacobitism🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@davelister1]

The Stuarts want a fight and yer all slow

[@gmanbroon]

Quality

[@alastairppcli]

as a Member of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry with two combat tours to Afghanistan I must say that we call our rear Ech WOGs (with out Guts) however the proud warriors sorry walkie I have yet to see any unless they were Americans, Brits (Scots included), Aussies or Canadians. Don't be bitter about taking the shilling clearly you did not have a good time prehaps it was that attitude of yours

[@mattgowans5121]

Im 28 now and i grow up with the corries and here is to the future of corries

[@kevinbooth2584]

Frazers 💪🏻😊

[@gaconnochie]

during their period anyway! So yes it is a great song as it stands as a song. But there is also no harm in knowing that the lyric is nonsense historically.

[@BroodofLoki]

is a song twerp, just enjoy it

[@jimmybhoy4]

scotland forever

[@ftryew]

The Haughs O' CRUSTY

[@MultiChubby1]

it really doesn't get better. except if i were there and nobody ever died.

[@pipes0987]

@gemmahanson Some of us just like to fight, the blood starts to boil, you snap that bayonet on the end of your rifle inside your head and you just want to kill. You either have that blood in you or you don't. Any excuse for a fight, verbal or otherwise, can't be helped. We fight wars, our fathers fought wars, our fathers fathers, etc. etc.

[@gadhoe]

A great performance! A good song s many scottish tunes! (Including Johnnie Cope! He He!)

[@Clarence942]

scotland didnt lose their independence on the battle field, bought and sold for english gold

[@LastvanLichtenGlorie]

japanRussell is right. Just listen to the honking song and enjoy it ya?!

[@barbkatz1070]

A nice fantasy - never happed. Still, one must admire the sentiment.

[@charlestaylor8566]

I like the Curries better , Rikki Fulton and Gregor Fisher on send up of the Corries !

[@pipes0987]

Proud at how fast they can run from me or my dads .303 in the Suez.

[@chrisnorton8363]

Pity the lyrics of this song are complete lies and we got our heads kicked in. Lol

[@duncanguthrie9527]

It's about two different battles in the same location. The first part tells of the one the Scotsmen lost, the second of the battle they won. One of the versions of this song sung by the corries has an intro where they explain it.

[@Mazdak1]

+Chris Norton my understanding of the lyrics are sort of a fantastic take where they are led to a victory by montrose' ghost more than a historical accounting. most jacobite songs have a "we'll be back" somewhere towards their conclusion. bonnie dundee for example, has the line about false whigs trembling in the midst of their glee.

[@Uyarasuk]

+Duncan Guthrie I think it's a bit misleading to characterise either battle as one in which Scotsmen won or lost because both battles mentioned had Scots fighting Scots. The first battle mentioned in the song is the actual Battle of Cromdale in 1690 wherein the (mostly Highlander & Irish) Jacobites were defeated by the Williamites. The 'second' battle mentioned is the earlier Battle of Auldearn fought nearby in 1645 during the Civil War, wherein a Covenanter force was defeated by Highland Scottish & Irish Royalists commanded by James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, (the Montrose mentioned in the song). The Marquess of Montrose had been dead for about forty years by the time the 1690 battle took place.

[@bobbycrispy5459]

+Uyarasuk yep your right , I think the " English horse " were made up of border reivers , Graeme's , kerrs , johnstones , irvines , and probably bells

[@jacquelinejohnstone6761]

the Corries even tell you that it was years apart, and that we lost the first but won the second, but the person who wrote it made it sound like the next dayish....... INDY2 YES YES YES