Music thoughts

So this execise in looking for song for Piggy and Tazzy at the Chocolate Starfish has gotten me thinking about music and what part it plays in my life.

As far back as I can remember there was always music in my parents house. Gawd knows I had to listen to more than my share of Marty Robbins growing up LOL. My parents always wanted me and my brothers to have some kind of music talent. My brother S was never interested in anything but sports so he skipped the music lessons and the only way HE was ever carrying a tune was in a bucket LOL. I, on the other hand, was tortured with music lessons. *sigh* The accordian, the organ and the clarinet were the three instruments that I was taught not to play lol. Actually, I remember three songs to play on the organ - When the Saints come marching in, Marianne and Snowbird. I still have the accordian actually and I've found out that it's actually quite valuable now. Who knew? lol God knows I would have gladly given it away when I was taking the lessons. They also encouraged me to sing so sing I did, solos in church, in school musicals and choir. Singing was something my parents could relate to.

Now I don't know about anyone else's family but when my relatives get together they start to sing and gawd help me but they all have their own songs lol. Not songs that they actually wrote or anything but a song that was theirs and the good loord help anyone new who tried to sing their song lol. I'm not sure if this is a purely Scottish thing or not but I've never seen it anywhere else.

Every single party or gathering my parents had, for my whole life, ends up as a singalong. My granddad (on my dad's side) sang Dark Loch na Garr and my grandma (his wife) sang Soor mulk cairt. My mom sings I remember You and my dad sang I'm a fool (no idea what the song's actual title is).

Does your family do this kind of thing? Is it just a Scottish thing?

Btw - MY song is this -

Just a wee deoch an' doris,

Just a wee drap, that's a'.

Just a wee deoch an' doris,

Before we gang awa'.

There's a wee wifey waiting,

And a wee but in vain.

If you can say "It's a braw, bricht,

Moonlicht nicht,"

Well you're a' richt, d'ye ken!


LOL - I'm not stupid - I pick a song that everyone can sing along to! :)