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Silly Wizard Live Donald McGillavry
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Andy M. Stewart of Silly Wizard passed away on December 27, 2015, after a long period of illness. His sister Angie posted this message on the YouCaring fundraiser page: It is with deep and profound sadness that I must say that my darling brother, Andy M Stewart has passed away. He died peacefully in hospital on 27th December after a long and brave fight. • The family thank everyone who has supported this fundraiser and for your outpouring of love and care. Your support has meant the world to us. • Andy was was in his own words, 'astonished' and I know, deeply touched by the many expressions of love penned to this page. • We we thank you all. • Yours with gratitude, love thanks • Angie Stewart Hollin • Rest in peace, Andy, and thank you for your music. • http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fund... • **** • Lyrics * as sung here* are at the end of this description. This was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia on April 1, 1988. • Donald McGillavry was a fictional character created by James Hogg. In a footnote to The London Literary Gazette's review dated November 11, 1820 of The Jacobite Relics of Scotland by James Hogg, where the song was first published, the Gazette stated: Donald Macgillavry is here put for the Highland Clans generally. Gareth Davis wrote a comprehensive history of this song for Radio De Danann which can be found here: http://radiodedanann.blogspot.com/201... • Silly Wizard members in this clip: • Andy M. Stewart: lead vocals, tenor banjo, whistle • Phil Cunningham: accordion, piano, synthesizers, whistle, cittern, vocals • John Cunningham: fiddle, vocals • Gordon Jones: guitar, bodhran, vocals • Martin Hadden: bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, vocals • Donald come up the hill hard and hungry, • Donalds come doon the hill wild and angry; • Donald will clear the gouk's nest cleverly, [gouk = cuckoo] • Here's to King James and to Donald McGillavry. • Come like a weigh-bauk, Donald McGillavry, [weigh-bauk = scales] • Come like a weigh-bauk, Donald McGillavry, • Balance them fair, and balance them cleverly: • Off wi' the counterfeit, Donald McGillavry. • Donald come o'er the hill but his tether, man, • As he were wud, or stang'd wi' an ether, man; [wud = mad][ stung by an adder] • When he comes back, there's some will look merrily: • Here's to King James and to Donald McGillavry. • Come like a weaver, Donald McGillavry, • Come like a weaver, Donald McGillavry, • Push about, and in and out, thimble them cleverly • Up wi King James and with Donald McGillavry • Donald has foughten wi' rief and roguery; [rief = banditry] • Donald has dinner'd wi banes and beggary, [banes = bones] • Better it were for Whigs and Whiggery • Meeting the devil than Donald McGillavry. • Come like a tailor, Donald McGillavry, • Come like a tailor, Donald McGillavry, • Push about, and in and out, thimble them cleverly, • Up wi King James and with Donald McGillavry. • Donald's the callan that brooks nae tangleness; [callan = fine fellow] • Whigging and prigging and a'newfangleness, • They maun be gane: he winna be baukit, man: [baukit = balked] • He will hae justice, or faith he'll tak it, man. • Come like a cobler, Donald McGillavry, • Come like a cobler, Donald McGillavry; • Beat them, and bore them, and lingel them cleverly, [lingel = shoemaker's thread] • Up wi' King James and wi' Donald McGillavry. • Donald was mumpit wi' mirds and mockery; [lulled with flattery] • Donald was blinded wi' blads o' property; [blads = lots] • Arles ran high, but makings were naething, man, [Arles = Thrashing] • Lord, how Donald hes flyting and fretting, man. [flyt = scold] • Come like the devil, Donald McGillavry, • Come like the devil, Donald McGillavry; [skelp = chastise] • Skelp them and scaud them that proved sae unbritherly, [scaud = scold] • Up wi' King James and wi' Donald McGillavry!
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