Now Westlin Winds (1785) by Robert Burns

<p>S3E83 To celebrate Burns Night, Ash talks about Robert Burns' Now Westlin Winds, a song written at the very start of the Bard's career. Tune in for a discussion of the circumstances that inspired the song, and the long and fruitful afterlife it has had in the repertoire of folk-singers from Burns' day to our own.</p> <p> </p> <p>Songs featured:</p> <p> </p> <p>I Had A Horse and I Had Nae Mair by Katherine Campbell:</p> <p>https://youtu.be/5W3p3fpm-Cs</p> <p> </p> <p>Now Westlin Winds (Port Gordon Version) by Andrew Calhoun:</p> <p> </p> <p>Lady Keith Laments by Jock Tamsons Bairds:</p> <p>https://youtu.be/xzse2ZtKfQg</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Ally Croker by Katherine Liley Lovaig:</p> <p>https://youtu.be/ACJyF94xpeM</p> <p> </p> <p>Now Westlin Winds by Dick Gaughan:</p> <p>https://youtu.be/ZDB0P57nQds</p> <p> </p> <p>Noe Westlin Winds at the Scottish Parliament, 2011:</p> <p>https://youtu.be/DmlNmuEl310  </p> <p>If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbG9JbDlGRkw4dVJweEhYLWhETGxQMTZHcHl5d3xBQ3Jtc0trYXY5V0pZQ21aOHBqR0d1b1VWZW5OUnlZSVB6OTI1R01Nckk3UWlJaXNRdkVPbkVROGxDN2ZYWktqTXNvNnR1Y09PbUp2SllLRi11RGJKVWxEaThZSWJKTDhXMmZldklfNHluSWZTUTMwMExsSTdzTQ&q=https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis'>https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis</a></p> <p> Merchandise! </p> <p><a href='https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/'>https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. </p> <p>@earreadthis</p> <p>earreadthis@gmail.com</p> <p>facebook.com/earreadthis</p>