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Ceilidh by the Spey

from Buchan Bluegrass by Tiller's Folly

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CEILIDH BY THE SPEY

As I cam in through Moray one morning, late July
I heard the sound of fiddles, cam lilting' fae the sky
I asked a man upon the road, and to me he did say
"Hiv ye niver heard tell O th' ceilidh by the spey?”

Folks cam in fae Peterhead, and mare fae Inverness
Others in fae Aberdeen and some fae Auchterless
They come to hear the music play and while their cares away
For sich a time was niver had as the ceilidh by the Spey

Leave your troubles at the gate, and join up in the cheer
There’s days and nights of memories to last you through the years
You’ll never have a better time in a “hunner” and a day
I’ll bet ye’ll niver seen forget the ceilidh by the Spey

It sounded aye like sich a lark, I couldn’t pass it by
There was fine MacCallan's whiskey, and my throat was getting dry!
There was cullenskink at Baxter's, and Walker's for the breed
The Christies smiled as they passed by in a larry stacked with seed

I heard ballads from Australia, in brilliant harmony
Tales from Western Canada, on that wild and distant sea
Their were ceilidh bands, young Jimmy Shands, all bands of high degree
And pipes that scowled out rock & roll, all the way from Tennessee

The music cheered the spirit, everyone was feelin’ grand
The milk of human kindness flowed through every pint and dram
There’s quines sae fair and loons sae braw, wha’ danced bathe nicht and day
And all was peace and fellowship at the ceilidh by the Spey

Then James and Colin tak the stage, wi’ Katharine, Paul, and Pete
With jigs and reels and strathspeys in strains bathe bold and sweet
For the Speyside spirit stirs the soul when the fiddles start to play
Rekindling tradition at th’ ceilidh by the Spey

There's Rick, Roddie and there's Joe, a' up there in a row
And Charlie’s out, an’ prancing ‘bout and puttin’ on a show
Tho’ some may say “but shite their loud!” for their of anither class
The loons ‘ill set you dancin’ wi’ a sound that shatters glass!

So take your glasses in your hands, we’ll have another cheer!
It seems a shame that Speyfest comes but only once a year
You’ll never see such a hullabaloo, for the rest of all your days
I’ll bet, you’ll never soon forget the ceilidh by the Spey

credits

from Buchan Bluegrass, released June 1, 2006
Bruce Coughlan – vocals, guitar, tenor banjo, whistle & bodhran
Laurence Knight – electric bass, vocals
Nolan Murray – mandolin, fiddle, viola & 5-string banjo
Eric Reed – guitar, mandolin, accordion & vocals
Produced by Bruce Coughlan
Engineered & mixed by Eric Reed
Executive producer, Laurence Knight
Demos recorded at Cherryland, Maple Ridge, BC
Recorded & mixed at N.A.L. Studios, North Vancouver, BC
Mastered by Jamie Sitar at Suite Sound, Vancouver, BC
Artwork by Bruce Coughlan
Special thanks to Hok Nissen, Jim & Sue Smith, Brent Knudsen

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Pacific Canadian-based recording & performing artist, Bruce Coughlan has spent decades making Acoustic Roots Music Music of all descriptions. An expressive singer and rock-solid guitarist, Bruce is driven by one guiding principle: It's all about the Song. ... more

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