The McCalmans - Ye Jacobites

[@IainClarke-lg9xz]

Superb group and song. Brilliant.

[@ukandeuropementalhealthbyd179]

These people a credit to the country of Scotland. Brilliant. This is the opinion of a man from SouthEast England xx

[@geraintroberts565]

I've been going through my albums and came across "an audience with the McCalmans" which is signed by Ian, Hamish, and Derek, signed at the Borderers Folk Club. Happy days. R.I.P Derek and Nick.

[@lindacampbell4617]

Bloody brilliant

[@Rikki0]

I'm an American and I just discovered the McCallmans on UTube. I'm sorry to see they are no longer performing because I think I just might have flown to Scotland to catch one of their shows. Superb performers.

[@susanlittlejohn8054]

took my children to see them years ago xx

[@Hoverstop1]

Wonderful stuff! Takes me back to their performances in the Attic Club at RAF Gutersloh in the 70's. Oh to be young again.....

[@harryrussell2412]

I to saw the McCalmans at RAF Bruggen around 1980/81. Bruggen was a thriving folk club which hosted many names such as Harvey Andrews.

[@susanlittlejohn8054]

+HARRY RUSSELL my children and I saw The McCalmNS IN eAST KKkkKILBRIDE

[@geraintroberts565]

I too remember them at Bruggen in the early 70's, still have a tape from one of the sessions. Thanks for the upload.

[@PeterKGray]

+Geraint Roberts Very sadly Nick passed away in 2013, greatly missed. Derek Moffat from the original line had died in 2001, his place being taken by Steven Quigg.

[@schofield911]

+Geraint Roberts, I also saw them in Bruggen and what a show, remember it well

[@spinnersue17]

Peter Gray I knew Derek had died but I had no idea about Nick..a big shock. Thank you for posting.

[@19Moira]

Geraint Roberts Remember them in the Folklorama in Dortmund!

[@thomasfeck188]

Hm 🤔 would that be the city of Brüggen in the Kreis Viersen in Northrine-Westphalia/West-germany?

[@gb9877]

Wonderful👏👏👏🥳🥳

[@TheMrShingle]

Just like Hoverstop1, I have really fond memories of The McCalmans at The Borderers Folk Club, RAF Bruggen, in the late 70's, early 80's.

[@aliwhitwell]

Always a great song and so well done by the McCalmans. Sad for me as I attended the funeral of Les Russell, folk singer (The Norfolk and Random Harvest) who often sang this rousing song. R.I.P.

[@PeterKGray]

Shian Road is one of the tracks on the brilliant CD "McCalman Singular" - A collection of Ian's songs covered, mainly,. by others. It's sung beautifully by Isla St Clair, Generation Game host and ex wife of ex McCalman Hamish Bayne.

[@shelaghchamberlain9018]

Had to go and loose it at the Astor, must be one of there best of all time

[@nicholasgibbons6757]

It was 'nt just the great singing and harmonies but the humour . It seemed like it was being made up as the night went along.

[@jokepy4230]

If you want to continue with the humour, try following the video while reading the Transcript.

[@PeterKGray]

@likatyga It's my favourite one as well, difficult as you say. I remember talking to Ian about that album not long after they had released Ancestral Manouvres and at the time he said he felt that Bonnie Bands was rushed and not well produced. Maybe that was true but still a real belter IMHO !

[@PeterKGray]

Love it, Astor goes back to Hamish' days, mid seventies I suppose. I don't think they covered it after he'd left the band. Do you remember Nagasaki which I suppose was in a similar mode ?

[@francette19380]

Ach, dear Robert Burns. I love you. War and ideologies are a shit !!! Nice rendition.

[@Mickyboi1]

UP THE JACOBITES!!!!!!

[@susanlittlejohn8054]

itsactually againat jacobites, its to make people , by Robert Burns

[@nozecone]

@@susanlittlejohn8054 The only explanation of this song I've heard that makes sense is that it's a satire against the critics of the Jacobites, the ones who are saying, in effect, 'just get over it' and 'adore the rising sun'. Burns had Jacobite sympathies.

[@georgehill6726]

Great patter. Typical Scottish humour.

[@mvl6827]

Compared to the Johnstons this is nothing. But then, the Johnstons were brilliant, impossible to upstage. Apart fromall the waffle at the start. So thanks but no thanks.

[@PeterKGray]

Duh .................

[@TheRocktalk]

I listened to the Johnstons version, just to compare, and to me it sounds a wee bit too leprechaun-like.

[@mvl6827]

TheRocktalk For all I know you may be right but if that’s the case I really, really like leprechaun-like. 🤢🧙🏻‍♀️🧚🏼‍♂️🙎🏾‍♀️🧟‍♀️🐸🍀