Bring Them Back.....

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ellenavon
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Post by ellenavon » Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:24 pm

Pete

Thanks so much for this. Had me in tears again!

Had a (50th eek!) birthday party on Saturday night, and my husband had my birthday cake piped into the room. No mean feat to find a piper in Cardiff! Needless to say, had to retire to the ladies to put my face back on!

Have just seen the last of the Scottish relatives off on the trains and planes this morning, so another wee blast of home was just great.

Cheers

a suddenly homesick Ellen.
Researching: Grant; MacIntosh; Wright; Parley; Souter; Jaffray; Sangster; all North East & Speyside and Sutherland, Glasgow then Sutherland County; Buchanan, Stirlingshire; Lamond, North East; Stronach, Morayshire to name but a few!
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ASGROOMBRIDGE
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Happy Birthday

Post by ASGROOMBRIDGE » Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:27 pm

Hi Ellen

Happy Birthday.

Audrey \:D/ \:D/ \:D/
Looking for McGowan Anderson Fleming Sommerville Waddell in Lanarkshire. Semple Murray Baird Thompson Hutchinson in Annan Dumfriesshire Baird and Hutchinson also in Kirkinner Wigtonshire and Semple family of Annan Glasgow and Edinburgh
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DysartPete
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Post by DysartPete » Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:49 pm

:D Aw happy birthday! :D
Sounds like you had a great time Ellen!
Every now n again I need a wee 'Scottish' moment.... drag out the old songs n a wee whisky...lovely,until ma daughter walks in with her England top on n says 'turn off that tartan rubbish dad!' Lol :?
Pete
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ellenavon
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Post by ellenavon » Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:52 pm

Thanks Audrey - strange you should reply, as I was just browsing through my messages, and realise I might have an update on the Sommerville stuff which might give more chance of a connection.

I'll have to look out all my stuff for the detail, but did your Somervilles have any connection with a printers or bookbinders company in Glasgow, Sommerville & Aitken (mid 1800's).

If so, we might have a connection after all. Will do some work on this today and get back to you.

Pete - sorry for highjacking your thread!

Regards

Ellen.
Researching: Grant; MacIntosh; Wright; Parley; Souter; Jaffray; Sangster; all North East & Speyside and Sutherland, Glasgow then Sutherland County; Buchanan, Stirlingshire; Lamond, North East; Stronach, Morayshire to name but a few!
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douglas
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Post by douglas » Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:20 pm

As well as Andy, do you remember the Alexander Brothers - Tom and Jack?

I remember them well. "Nodody's Child". Not a dry eye in the house.

I didn't realise until this weekend that "Nobody's Child" had been recorded by the Travelling Wilburys. Who would have thought all these years ago that Bob Dylan would be singing the same song!

Douglas
Hope, McLauchlen, Brown: (Peebleshire) Campbell : (Dunbartonshire) Tait: (Berwickshire)
Callan: (Lanarkshire) Davidson, Close, Murdoch: (Edinburgh) Penman (Midlothian)
Wilson (Glasgow/Midlothian)
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ASGROOMBRIDGE
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Re bring them back

Post by ASGROOMBRIDGE » Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:44 pm

Hi Douglas,

Oh my I had forgotten that one, Nobody's Child rates way up the top.
Thank you for reminding me,

Also remember being terrified on old years night by Duncan McRay doing his "Three Craws Sittin On a Wa".

Does anyone else remember this :?:

Audrey
Looking for McGowan Anderson Fleming Sommerville Waddell in Lanarkshire. Semple Murray Baird Thompson Hutchinson in Annan Dumfriesshire Baird and Hutchinson also in Kirkinner Wigtonshire and Semple family of Annan Glasgow and Edinburgh
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DysartPete
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Post by DysartPete » Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:37 am

:D Douglas...
I've just managed to find 'Nobody's Child' by The Alexander Brothers....oh that has to be another song to go on the site!!
Cheers Pete
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HeatherH
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Post by HeatherH » Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:24 pm

Hello Pete,
I also remember growing up with Andy,Jimmy and the Tartin Lads.In Aug jack and Tom were playing here in Dartmouth (the one in Nova Scotia) the night before I left for my wee holiday in Scotland.turns out we were taking the same flight from Halifax (again in Nova Scotia) to Manchester in the morning.I met up with them at the baggage claim and they were wonderful company.They have just recently been given an award for all their years as entertainers.This will be their 50th.Do you think its the Scottish tunes that keep them looking so good and full of energy?
Heather K
Looking for ...but not limited to Haldane ,Keir ,McLauchlan ,Walker ,Torrance , Reid ,Clark ,Johnstone ,Holmes ,Laurie ,Lawrie ,Strachan , McIlwee ,Welsh ,Queate ,Stewert ,McNight ,Steele ,Cockburn ,Young ....whew! That's more than enough for now.
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DysartPete
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Post by DysartPete » Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:35 pm

Hiya Heather..
Aye probably!
All that kind of music reminds me of many New Years parties...going from house to house.... with the 'come awa ben an hae a dram' welcome!
Pete
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Joan
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Post by Joan » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:23 am

Now you have started me reminiscing can any one remember the guy on New Year tv who used to sing a song with the words 'alang came a boy wi' a bow in an arri, alang came boy wi' a bow in an arri, alang came boy wi' a bow in an arri, ind sayed he wid shoot the wee cock sparri' (The orginal Gleski accent was sung by me in broad Fife when I was wee so may need translated back) My sister and me due to onset of old age have forgotten all almost all the words and I am desperate to find where I can get a copy or the words to impress (or otherwise as I am almost tone deaf ) at the New Year. :lol:
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