Vatersay Boys - The Rammy

[@keithclempson2729]

At 71 I'm gonna realise my dream and stay at Barra & Vatersay in 2025 for the first time!! I play accordion as well so this is now a must learn piece ❤ Two events drew me to want to visit many years ago on top of a lifetime wish to visit the Hebridian islands. One was Fraser in Dads Army who always mentioned that Barra was a wild and lonely place tha' knows, and secondly Richard Thompsons version of the Mingulay Boat Song and finding that it nestles just south of Vatersay. Fabulous atmosphere from your music and hopefully next year I can experience the live Vatersay Boys somewhere. Amazing stuff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@rabmullin4922]

You can just close your eyes and you’re transported away to Vatersay and the surrounding area. Heaven on earth.

[@henrydaly-pp8ie]

GREAT MUSIC................Scotland Forever.

[@alba7519]

thig ar latha fuck an scum Bheurla❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@yikes3154]

I love the fact that I can to listen to this whenever but nothing will beat listening to it live, jumping about and chanting whilst out your timezone drunk

[@alba7519]

Reminds me of my days on the West Coast, the beers the whisky, the laughs and the sing alongs. This would alway get people on their feet having a good old dance.. I'm proud to be Scottish. ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@johnparke5880]

There is no e in whisky.

[@alba7519]

@@johnparke5880 I'm colour blind mate, sorry

[@nodgelyobo1]

words cannot describe how much I love this song........

[@carolinapurpleforest5300]

but numbers can. 0

[@nodgelyobo1]

@@carolinapurpleforest5300 😄

[@patricedelval9501]

Go ahead Boys, you're brilliant, another sound of Scotland!!!!!

[@Teddyb1939]

Maybe of Scotland but for the world, so lovely.

[@12Chinyere]

Just watching a documentary about all these islands i 've never ever heard about and then a man is talking about the vatersea boys. Nice music!

[@willyoung4090]

Well worth the trip to Barra and join them in the pub for a brilliant night thanks for the invite Maggie

[@anthonysutherland2536]

my heart swellls up with pridewhen i hear this tune

[@RoRshowjumping]

Why r u even related to them?

[@mark211257]

Me too and I m English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧👍👍

[@paddymeboy]

Pride in what? This is a blatant rip-off of Local Hero by Englishman Mark Knopfler.

[@Grangeburn]

@@paddymeboy Yes, it is an arrangement of the Local Hero theme by Mark Knopfler, born in Glasgow and left Scotland around 7 years old. Enjoy the music. Just because you were born in a stable doesn't make you a horse, as they say. Maybe his years in Scotland were influential in his inspired composition?

[@johnmaclean8203]

@@paddymeboy u OK hun?

[@rossiplays5834]

Nothing can beat it

[@Teddyb1939]

Beautiful and powerful, love it.

[@OchAyeMcKay-V4]

Heard this on BBC Radio Gael the other day, didn't hear the band name, Google didn't have a clue - an here it is - thanks for sharing

[@Teddyb1939]

Lovely sound.

[@121ramondo]

I love this!

[@Geilomat]

GEILECTRIC !

[@emilygrant_islandlife5056]

Amazing 🤩

[@04jambo1956]

The last song I heard before I went to bed on 18th September - music ringing in my ears before I vote Yes!!

[@alfieward4751]

Well done - whoever you are ! These guys are common as muck ! ? And fuckin' brilliant !!! The Vatersay Boys are a small part of what makes Scotland - truly Scottish !! I'll never forget that big YES sign greeting us to Barra before the cowardly bastards voted NO on the 18th ! Ce la vie..............but the struggle goes on. Here's to the Vatersay Boys and some good old Scottish traditional music !

[@stewartmcdowall2285]

+Alfie Ward Our day will come!

[@cmorrison156]

👌👌❤👊

[@jamiemooney2771]

How’d that vote go for ya?

[@alisonnorrie2539]

04jambo1956 ap

[@OldDunollieman]

Great stuff. Thanks.

[@violetmacintyre3160]

Very very good excellent

[@stephenmcnally1759]

loving it in 2022. on ye go..

[@stewartmcdowall2285]

Smilin now.......oh aye!!

[@stephenmcnally1759]

would love to see the boys if anyone can help? be the best night ever.. f☆☆☆☆n brilliant.

[@ambpb1967]

Magic!

[@MrSamSimpson]

THIG AR LATHA!!!!

[@gavinsutherland7635]

Brilliant live.

[@mq5888]

you guys are the hank marvin of the isles

[@eugenespeed]

I know this song as Local Hero. What's the story here? Does it have a different name depending on where you are?

[@calummacneill4656]

No you're right it is Local Hero by Mark Knopfler. It's not a traditional tune so has no different names in different places, just the VB own arrangement so changed the name i guess.

[@kylesinclair9360]

Barry Wilson y

[@gavsmith1980]

It's actually called Going Home, or Wild Theme, it's the theme riff from the movie Local Hero.

[@kevinwalsh1383]

Brill!

[@Geilomat]

Geililenko !

[@rmac8378]

Why is scottish music never on the radio in Scotland? It’s so weird

[@elspethmacdonald6411]

It is on Oban FM 103.3

[@Geilomat]

GEILOMAT!

[@RoRshowjumping]

The vatersay boys are my second cousin

[@Geilomat]

Geilon!

[@dannygillespie2066]

Here we here we here we fuckin go

[@Geilomat]

Geilofsy!

[@ealasaidrivera2993]

'S math sin !

[@paddymeboy]

Yeah...smashin'!

[@Revenvge]

Nice

[@blue_mermaid8371]

Beware the Vatersay Boys!

[@JamieR1988]

Barra Boys!!

[@TheWavemaster204]

the rammy? who stole from who here? isn't this going home by knopfler?

[@gavinanderson2751]

In the traditional music scene “tracks” names are an amalgamation of more than one tune. This is a “track” they called The Rammy, and along with Going Home, they played a couple more tunes alongside, not featured on this video.

[@TheWavemaster204]

that doesn`t answer my question ...the tune the vatersay boys play in "the rammy" is - for my ears - the same as Mr Knopfler plays under the title "Going home" ... so what gives? @@gavinanderson2751