Local Songs and Poetry
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:30 am
I am taking the liberty of starting a thread here which I would hope would attract a great number of contributions.
Kintyre has a wealth of musical heritage in terms of poetry and songs from the area. Much of this heritage is probably in danger of being lost through the generations as it is essentially an oral culture. This cannot be allowed to happen if we can preserve our traditions. There has never been a better way of doing this than through this medium. We cannot allow our traditions to die.
There must be many songs and poems peculiar to the area which we never hear, and many forum members must know some of them. I have heard some pretty obscure local songs over the years.
I would ask forum members if they would like to contribute something unique here and create a repository of local poetry and songs. Many of them may be very old and traditional, but if possible it would be good to acknowledge the author if known. It would also be good to name the tune of the songs if they are known. Some local songs use the tunes of better known Scottish songs. This is quite common throughout Scotland, I think
Keep it clean