Comments on: For a' that

For a' that

jan murray — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:31:10 -0800

An old song. Written by Robert burns in 1795. Recorded by my old acoustic band, The Early Puritans in Sweden 1984 on a radio/cassette player with built in microphones. One take. Found the tape in the woodshed this summer. Lo fi.

The tape contained 14 folk songs. Scottish, Irish and English. All recorded straight off in under and hour. When it was time for a solo you moved closer to the cassette player On the other side were recordings of all the Fats Domino EPs I had. 24 years they've been there. I'd forgotten it existed. "A mans a man for a' that" we loved fot its egalitarian sentiments. Rabbie (Burns) was a firm supporter of the French Revolution.

By: sleepy pete

sleepy pete — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:38:58 -0800

Wow, nice. I really love the sound of it and, really, who doesn't like Bobby.

By: sleepy pete

sleepy pete — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:40:15 -0800

oh, and i know the official nickname is "robbie" so don't go breaking my heart, ok?

By: chococat

chococat — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:13:25 -0800

That's beautiful.
I love that you re-discovered it in the woodshed.
Pretty kickass sound for a 24 year-old woodshed tape recorded on a boombox.

By: that girl

that girl — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:43:00 -0800

This is great! I want to hear the rest of the songs. I am a sucker for folk songs + harmony. A big sucker for it.

By: BrnP84

BrnP84 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:29:54 -0800

Can't believe this song is over 200 years old, shows that good music is timeless. I'm with that girl, I'd like to hear what else you got on that tape now.

By: February28

February28 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:48:40 -0800

so freaking lovely! I've got a soft spot for lo-fi folk/country (Carter Family/ Lomax's recordings) -- and you guys really delivered the goods with this performance and recording. I could listen to this all night and day.

By: By The Grace of God

By The Grace of God — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:29:22 -0800

w00t!

(title's A man's a man..)

This song is one of the top contenders for Scottish National Anthem when we become independent. I am a huge supporter. How awesome would that be?