Tonight's Music

This is Steve McDonald's rendition of Scotland the Brave accompanied by photograps of Scotland. This is found on his CD Sons of Somerled .

Hark when the night is falling
Hear! hear the pipes are calling,
Loudly and proudly calling,
Down thro' the glen.
There where the hills are sleeping,
Now feel the blood a-leaping,
High as the spirits
of the old Highland men.

Chorus
Towering in gallant fame,
Scotland my mountain hame,
High may your proud
standard gloriously wave,
Land of my high endeavour,
Land of the shining rivers,
Land of my heart for ever,
Scotland the brave.

High in the misty Highlands,
Out by the purple islands,
Brave are the hearts that beat
Beneath Scottish skies.
Wild are the winds to meet you,
Staunch are the friends that greet you,
Kind as the love that shines
from fair maidens' eyes.

Chorus

Far off in sunlit places,
Sad are the Scottish faces,
Yearning to feel the kiss
Of sweet Scottish rain.
Where tropic skies are beaming,
Love sets the heart a-dreaming,
Longing and dreaming for the homeland again.

Chorus

Tonight's Music

Steve McDonald's composition Valley of the Weeping recounting the Massacre of Glencoe in 1692 when 38 members of Clan MacDonald were murdered on the pretext that they had been slow to pledge their loyalty to the new King William of Orange. An additional 40 women and children froze to death after their homes were burned.

Tonight's Music

This is Steve McDonald's music video for the song Per Mare, Per Terras from the CD Sons of Somerled.

I'm posting this early tonight because YouTube has been down all day and I want to have one functioning video on the blog.

Tonight's Music

Steve McDonald's Per Mare Per Terras from the Sons of Somerled CD.

Scotland I can hear you callling / Homeland in my soul you're calling / County Antrim to Islay / O'er the hills and far away / Per mare, per terras are we / From across the isles to Inverness / On Highland hills the sun she sets / Per mare, per terras are we / And I sing oh, Scotland calls / Scotland calls / Brothers from across the ocean / Yearning with deep emotion / From Mull of Kintyre / to the Isle of Skye / Cross my heart and hope to die / Per mare, per terras are we / And I sing, oh Scotland calls / Scotland calls / And all the while / I think of thee / Over land and over sea / Per mare, per terras are we / Per mare, per terras are we.

Tonight's music

This was the only other Steve McDonald video I could find on YouTube. It is a slideshow of the Highlands set to McDonald's rendition of Scotland the Brave.

If the blood of Walace and The Bruce runs in your veins it can't help but bring a tear to your eye.

Tonight's music

Christmas is past so tonight we are back to Celtic music.

This is Steve McDonald performing Southern Gael.