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Ower Lang Awa'

from A Minstrel in Moray by Bruce Coughlan

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OWER LAND AWA'

The day that ye bade me fareweel
My hairt was like to break
I turned awa’ wi’ mony a sigh
An a’ just for your sake

The joys an’ pleasure noo I share
Ah! Me, are unco sma’
The rosy blush I used tae wear
Has faded clean awa’

Oh, dinna bide ower lang awa’
Gin ye ha’e lo’e for me
For, gin ye dae, in spite o’ a’
In sorrow will I dee

At hame I daurna mak’ nae mane
Sin’ lo’e has been my fate
But, like the dove, I mourn my lane
Berefted o’ my mate

In vain tae me the birdies sing
Doon by the trysting tree;
In vain tae me the floories spring
Sin’ yer nae there wi’ me

Oh, gin ye langer bide awa’
Ere surly winter rave,
The mavis at the evenin’s fa’
Will chant aboon my grave

Oh, dinna bide ower lang awa’
Gin ye ha’e lo’e for me
For, gin ye dae, in spite o’ a’
In sorrow will I dee

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from A Minstrel in Moray, released June 1, 2014
Produced & mastered by Joby Baker

All songs by Bruce Coughlan (SOCAN) 2009 except: Kinreen o’ the Dee – music by Bruce Coughlan, lyrics from The Piobrach O’ Kinreen by William Forsyth (1818–1879), Apron Strings – music by Phil Cunningham, lyrics by Bruce Coughlan and Ower Lang Awa’ – music by Bruce Coughlan, lyrics by James McQueen of Forres, published 1905. Additional Gaelic lyrics by Mary Ann Kennedy

Recorded and mixed at Baker Studios Ltd., Victoria, BC
Additional tracks recorded at Watercolour Music, Ardgour, Scotland

Bruce Coughlan – 1980s Jean Larrivee D5 dreadnaught guitar (Mahogany), 1927 Ludwig “Kingston” tenor banjo, 1940s Gibson TG 50 tenor guitar (Mahogany), Casey Burns keyless wood flute (Mopane), Elf Song D Whistle (West Coast Whistle Co.), Soodlum D whistle, Antonio Duarte Portuguese cittern (circa 1900) 1965 Gibson “Heritage” dreadnaught guitar (Brazilian Rosewood), 1982 Takamine classical guitar (Rosewood) Nashville mandolin (plywood).

Joby Baker – 1939 Kay upright bass, Yamaha C5 grand piano (spanky new), 2005 Gretsch kick & toms, 1959 Rogers snare drum, Istanbul cymbals, 1940s Gibson TG 50 tenor guitar (Mahogany), DW Karn pump organ (circa 1900), wood shaker & maraca (origins unknown), Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B3, hose
Mary Ann Kennedy – Gaelic vocals on Ower Lang Awa’
Artwork & design – Carylann Loeppky

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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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