Songwriting Basics Section II – Analysis 37: Tho We Lang Syne Landit Oan Fair Isle
In the middle of an island,
in the middle of the sea …
Orkney
Songwriting Basics Section II – Analysis 34: Big Dead Bob
A cheery voice from beyond the grave …
Songwriting Basics Section II – Analysis 31: Lands o the Sioux an the Cree
Fiddling away on Hudson’s bay … all the way from Orkney!
Songwriting Basics Section II – Analysis 30: So Long, Marianne
That IS a way to say goodbye … and a very nice one too!
Songwriting Basics Section II – Analysis 29: Matty Groves
A song with a warning: don’t screw around with the aristocracy!
Songwriting Basics Section II – Analysis 28: Cape Breton
To those in power, it seems there wasn’t much difference between a stock clearance and a people clearance. One would hope times had changed … one would hope …
Songwriting Basics Section II – Analysis 27: Girl From the North Country
If you’re traveling in the North Country fair … rubber boots and wrapping up well are de rigueur!
Songwriting Basics Section II – Analysis 26: Twa Corbies
There were twa craws eyeballing an eyeball …
Songwriting Basics Section II – Analysis 25: Me and Kenny
Two great big guys, and a guitar, in a very small car indeed. Plus, it’s in Wales. Gotta be a song in that …
Bob Leslie 