searching for songs

**Jock Scot** · 28th March 20, 10:13 AM

How about the "Portree Kid"? A tongue in cheek song, sung to a familiar tune -----if you over 50------by the Corries. In fact, the Corries sang many catchy songs that might well be worth thought. "The Flower of Scotland" was in fact composed by one of the Corries, sorry I cannot remember which one.

**Jock Scot** · 28th March 20, 11:41 AM

I have just read the OP properly!

Please ignore my first suggestion.

**John_Carrick** · 28th March 20, 12:35 PM

"Leezie Lindsay"? Always loved that song.

A tad sombre, but for a beautiful piano piece maybe "Farewell to Stromness" by Peter Maxwell Davies.

John

**grizzbass** · 30th March 20, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by John_Carrick

"Leezie Lindsay"? Always loved that song.

A tad sombre, but for a beautiful piano piece maybe "Farewell to Stromness" by Peter Maxwell Davies.

John

There are a lot of great songs out there. I've already done Skye Boat one year. Wayfaring Stranger last year (most musicologists credit it to Appalachian scots 1700s). Loch Lomond and The Scotsman another year. I appreciate the advise but this year I have put my efforts into getting this song. I still have to august so hopefully will find it. It may just exist in a recording lead sheet.
As an opera singer the opportunity to sing this genre is rare. It's one of the great things about the concert. Plenty of classical music but also secret sins if you will, things we love from other genre. There are 7 guys that sing an old song called "Come Here My Little Wifey", We end with all singing "The Volga Boat Song" I did a Sammy Kaye song called "Wanderin" last year. There's a couple of country and western songs (the music of my youth) I will do some day.
For any one interested this is one song I intend to do this year. German lieder by Franz Schubert. The gist is it's late at night on a quiet street as a man stands on a street corner looking at the home of his lost love. He sees a man standing there wringing his hands and looking into the sky. He trembles as the moon shines on the other mans face and he realizes it's his face. The bass singing it is really incredible https://youtu.be/15UPmZeTTlU