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3rd September 14, 01:44 AM
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Its a port a beul literally "mouth music" used for dancing if no instruments are available. There are hundreds of such songs and Calum seemed to know all of them but, since the words are just nonsense, they can even be 'composed' on the spur of the moment. The most well-known one, Brochan Lom - used, for example, in "Whiskey Galore" - is about porridge! Here are the words
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brochan_Lom
Here's Calum singing it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxVlmUn3K8g
The second song he sings is really a sea shanty about the son of the earl of the white banner pirating the Irish coastline.
http://www.celticlyricscorner.net/mo...ic/bratach.htm
Ailean
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