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Kenmure's on and Awa

from Singing the Galloway Glens by Catstrand Singers

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    This charming, beautifully illustrated book contains 16 songs with music, accompanied by descriptive writing and poems. They all reflect aspects of the Glenkens of Galloway, in SW Scotland, and the catchments of the River Dee and the River Ken all the way down to Kirkcudbright and the Solway Firth.
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Kenmure’s on and a, Kenmure’s on and a, Kenmure’s on and awa.
(also between each verse and at the end)

O Kenmure's on and awa, Willie O Kenmure's on and awa:
An' Kenmure's lord's the bravest lord
That ever Galloway saw.
Success to Kenmure's band, Willie! Success to Kenmure's band!
There's no a heart that fears a Whig,
That rides by kenmure's hand.

Here's Kenmure's health in wine, Willie! Here's Kenmure's health in wine!
There's ne'er a coward o' Kenmure's blude,
Nor yet o' Gordon's line.
O Kenmure's lads are men, Willie, O Kenmure's lads are men;
Their hearts and swords are metal true,
And that their foes shall ken.

They'll live or die wi' fame, Willie; They'll live or die wi' fame;
But sune, wi' sounding victorie,
May Kenmure's lord come hame!
Here's him that's far awa, Willie! Here's him that's far awa!
And here's the flower that I loe best,
The rose that's like the snaw.

Words and tune by Robert Burns based on an older version, arranged for the Catstrand Singers by Nicola Black.

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from Singing the Galloway Glens, released September 23, 2022

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catstrandsingers Castle Douglas, UK

Back in 2008, a small group of folk started meeting each week. The idea was to provide a space for anyone who wanted to sing - regardless of age, ability, or experience.
That group has become a choir of over twenty, who meet and sing songs. The mission remains the same, to enable anyone from any background to experience the joy of singing with others, increasing confidence and wellbeing. ... more

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