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  1. Douglas Kay & Martin Philip – AKA the folk duo The Sorries – recorded a podcast about “Killiecrankie”, discussing the publication of the song, the figures & events which inspired it, & how it played a pivotal role in bringing the pair together

    scottishsongguide.com/2015/09/

    #Scottish #literature #song #folksong #Jacobite #18thcentury #19thcentury #RobertBurns #JamesHogg #Scots #Scotslanguage #Scotstober #gled

  2. The bauld Pitcur fell in a furr,
    And Clavers gat a clankie, O,
    Or I had fed an Athol gled
    On the braes o’ Killicrankie, O…

    —“Killicrankie”, from James Hogg’s JACOBITE RELICS OF SCOTLAND (1819). Verses 1–3 are attributed to Robert Burns; Hogg may have written the rest

    #Scottish #literature #18thcentury #19thcentury #RobertBurns #JamesHogg #song #folksong #Jacobite #Scots #Scotslanguage #Scotstober #gled