Marc Gunn

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Irish drinking songs and science fiction. Nowhere else but from the bizarre imagination of Marc Gunn would those elements be so neatly integrated. It's like a satirical jam session between The Clancy Brothers and Weird Al Yankovic featuring Celtic-style songs about hobbits, cats, kilts, Firefly, Star Wars, Star Trek, plus, Gunn's rockin' acoustic renditions of traditional Scottish and Irish songs.

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MINGULAY BOAT SONG | Great Scottish Song

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🎉👇Music, Merch, & More👇🎉 https://celtfather.net/goodies/ The "Mingulay Boat Song" is one of the great Scottish songs of the sea on its own. But give it a New Orleans gospel twist and it becomes sheer magic. Sing along with me as I bring this old song new sea legs. You can find out more about Marc Gunn and subscribe to my mailing list to get a free album at http://celtfather.net From Wikipedia: The "Mingulay Boat Song" is a song written by Sir Hugh S. Roberton (1874–1952) in the 1930s. The melody is described in Roberton's Songs of the Isles as a traditional Gaelic tune, probably titled "Lochaber". The tune was part of an old Gaelic song, "Òran na Comhachaig" (the 'Creag Ghuanach' portion); from Brae Lochaber. The song describes fishermen sailing homeward to the isle of Mingulay where their families wait. It's been covered by The McCalmans, The Corries, The Longest Johns, and The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem. Mingulay Boat Song lyrics * Heel yo ho, boys; let her go, boys; Bring her head round, into the weather, Heel you ho, boys, let her go, boys Sailing homeward to Mingulay What care we though, white the Minch is? What care we for wind or weather? Let her go boys; every inch is Sailing homeward to Mingulay. Wives are waiting, by the pier head, Or looking seaward, from the heather; Pull her round, boys, then you'll anchor 'Ere the sun sets on Mingulay. Ships return now, heavy laden Mothers holdin' bairns a-cryin' They'll return, though, when the sun sets They'll return to Mingulay. #mingulayboatsong #mingulayboatsonglyrics #mingulay