Ranald and Iain Midsummer Concert 2015
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daibhidcThis was on Saturday, and was brilliant as ever.
They started with "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness", which they described as having become the traditional first song, and followed it up with the traditional second song, "Farewell to the Gold".
Ranald then mention his ongoing competition to find the most depressing song ever, as an introduction to "Needle of Death" which was, yes. Then Iain sang "Streams of Bunclody" and the obligitary Voice From The Back called that it was more depressing. (Mum reckons the most depressing song in their repertoire is "Sam Stone", which they didn't do this year.)
They did "Diamantina Drover", which is another cheery number, and then ... I think there was a song I don't remember now, but which I thought sounded familiar, although Mum said she didn't remember them doing it before. And then Iain sang "Roads and Miles to Dundee", which he says he always thought of as a White Heather Club, Callum Kennedy song, rather than a proper folk song, but was wrong.
They finished off the first half with "Gently Does It", which was preceded by the usual bit of Ranald explaining the story behind the song, and Iain claiming everyone was bored of this by now. Which, of course, we weren't.
The second half opened with "Galway to Graceland", which is one of Mum's favourites, and then Ranald sang "You Never Wanted Me" (with Iain prompting him that he was supposed to tell the story behing the song first), and ... my memory goes hazy again, but it was a traditional song, I think. I think that this was the point where they mentioned the depressing song competition had heated up in the interval, and people started calling out suggestions, including "Anything by Leonard Cohen!" (Mum didn't hear that, which is probably just as well, since she's a huge Cohen fan.)
Then they did "No Telling", which is one of my favourites, and Ranald sang "Last One Leaving New York Town"[1], "Amelia, Where You Bound To?" and "Wisheries". The latter of which is actually pretty not-depressing for them, since it's mostly wordplay, although there's something a bit wistful and forboding about the tune.
They followed that up with "Rocking the Cradle" and "Seven Mile Lane", one of Iain's own songs. They finished up with "Tak a Dram afore Ye Go" and "Rolling Home", launching straight into the latter despite Iain saying it was supposed to be the encore.
So a really good night.
[1] Ranald's introduction included the following:
Ranald: It was written by Benny Gallagher of Gallagher and Lyle.
Iain: The sugar company.
They started with "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness", which they described as having become the traditional first song, and followed it up with the traditional second song, "Farewell to the Gold".
Ranald then mention his ongoing competition to find the most depressing song ever, as an introduction to "Needle of Death" which was, yes. Then Iain sang "Streams of Bunclody" and the obligitary Voice From The Back called that it was more depressing. (Mum reckons the most depressing song in their repertoire is "Sam Stone", which they didn't do this year.)
They did "Diamantina Drover", which is another cheery number, and then ... I think there was a song I don't remember now, but which I thought sounded familiar, although Mum said she didn't remember them doing it before. And then Iain sang "Roads and Miles to Dundee", which he says he always thought of as a White Heather Club, Callum Kennedy song, rather than a proper folk song, but was wrong.
They finished off the first half with "Gently Does It", which was preceded by the usual bit of Ranald explaining the story behind the song, and Iain claiming everyone was bored of this by now. Which, of course, we weren't.
The second half opened with "Galway to Graceland", which is one of Mum's favourites, and then Ranald sang "You Never Wanted Me" (with Iain prompting him that he was supposed to tell the story behing the song first), and ... my memory goes hazy again, but it was a traditional song, I think. I think that this was the point where they mentioned the depressing song competition had heated up in the interval, and people started calling out suggestions, including "Anything by Leonard Cohen!" (Mum didn't hear that, which is probably just as well, since she's a huge Cohen fan.)
Then they did "No Telling", which is one of my favourites, and Ranald sang "Last One Leaving New York Town"[1], "Amelia, Where You Bound To?" and "Wisheries". The latter of which is actually pretty not-depressing for them, since it's mostly wordplay, although there's something a bit wistful and forboding about the tune.
They followed that up with "Rocking the Cradle" and "Seven Mile Lane", one of Iain's own songs. They finished up with "Tak a Dram afore Ye Go" and "Rolling Home", launching straight into the latter despite Iain saying it was supposed to be the encore.
So a really good night.
[1] Ranald's introduction included the following:
Ranald: It was written by Benny Gallagher of Gallagher and Lyle.
Iain: The sugar company.
