![]() ![]() In 1786 George had read the Kilmarnock Edition, by Robert Burns. They had 2 Children, the oldest daughter was also a talented musician. (He was to remain there for the rest of his days.) The following year he married Mary Campbell, the daughter of a divinity Professor from St. He was ordained in 1763 at Galston, Ayrshire. Lawrie, also the son of a Kirkmicheal minister studied at Edinburgh University. Douglas, Alister and my Grandpa Jimmy on the right. Littlejohn brothers from New Deer, Turriff. I made a YouTube video of the song using family pictures from my mums side. Naturally I had assumed it was a north east song but its origins go back to Ayrshire or Edinburgh around 1800. He was a thick set strong man with a gentle smile, big hands and a weather worn face. I remember his white hair, dark eyebrows and Rosie red cheeks. His eyes glinted, like he’d been born with a dram in his veins, though I can say I never saw him drunk or ower foo. He was the kind of gent that personified all that was teuchter and Aberdeenshire. I first heard this song from Tam Reid, in the early nineties at the Garlogie Ceilidhs. Leave a comment Dae yi mind in lang lang syne? Lyrics, History & Video. Posted in accordion music, scottish music and tagged as accordion, benbecula, dark island, music, north uist, scottish. The colours and all the beauty are all natural. There’s no photoshop used on any of them. During our camping trip, I took all the photos used in this video. The few shops and restaurants you find seem to stop serving at 7 pm. You might be advised to cook your own food and go prepared as we did. There are very few people there and pretty much hardly any tourists. If God has a holiday home, it will be somehwere in the Hebrides. ![]() It didn’t stop us enjoying the islands of North Uist, Benbecula South Uist and Eriskay. ![]() So we made the 7 hours drive from Aberdeen to get there hoping for some sunny summer days. According to the MET office, the only sunny place in Scotland where no rain was forecast was Uist. We took the decision based on the weather forecast. It’s an island to the north of Benbecula joined by road. In 2018 we took a last minute decision to go camping in North Uist in July 2018. Few could argue the trinity Shopping Centre was a valuable replacement for the Trinity Hall and our open span Union Brig! The Taranty Ha’ Treasuresīenbecula is the Island that is thought to be the inspiration for the song. Then in 1960, a new hall was built on Holburn Street due to the Trinity Shopping Centre being built and decimating an iconic building, something that seems to have been a habit in Aberdeen over the years, and a real shame for future generations. Originally sited near Guild Street as King Williams Chapel ( the Chapel was rebuilt due to a fire and later due to bad repair), subsequently the hall moved to a more prestigious Union Street in 1847 due to the arrival of the railways. The Trinity Hall has been used as a Chapel by King William the Lyon, by the Trinitarian Friars, and since 1631 is now home to the Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen perhaps one of the oldest trade organisations in the world (since 1537). The Trinity Hall is now sited on the corner of Great Western Road and Holburn Street in Aberdeen, the third known site of the hall in its 800-year history. The story of Trinity Hall in Aberdeen is a long one stretching back over 800 years to the days of King William the Lion. ![]()
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