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Dun Trodden - Glenelg Scotland - Broch

from My Mother's Country by Gavin O'Loghlen & Cotters Bequest

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Brochs are defensive forts that date from the iron age and are found only in Scotland. They provided shelter and safety from the Roman slave ships that plundered the coasts.

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Dun Trodden - Glenelg Scotland - Broch


Somewhere in the darkness
I could hear a
young voice sigh
somewhere in
the Sound of Sleat
the demons lie
with their sleek
ships of death
with their oars,
capes and crests
and with sword
in hand raised
to the sky.

Somewhere
on a hillside
we had seen the
broad white sails
words and legs
had scrambled down
to tell our tale
that the Romans
had come
and we children
had run
from the
mountain side
down to Gleann Beag.

Sometimes words have no meaning
sometimes truth sounds like lies
sometimes life
is believing
we are not
meant to die.

Gathering the young and aged
we climbed the stony stairs
hiding in the darkness
of our own despair
while the men,
swords in hand
from their guard
cells made plans
for the Roman hoards
soon to appear.

Sometimes ....

Somewhere on
a mountain top
we heard the battle cry
heard the crimson
tunic call
to slavery
as we
crouched
in the gloom
of our
Dun Trodden tomb
a young voice was heard
- “man must be free”.

Sometimes .....

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from My Mother's Country, released September 1, 1998
Gavin O'Loghlen : Acoustic guitars, drums, bass, percussion, bodhran, keyboards, bagpipes, vocals
Angelee Theodoros : Lead vocals
Jack Brennan : Uilleann pipes
Daniel Seymour : Military snare
Stephanie Graeber : Violin
Suzannah Graeber : Violin
Music and words written by Gavin O'Loghlen

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Cotters Bequest is a seven piece progressive Celtic band playing 28 instruments including Highland, Uilleann, Northumbrian and Scottish smallpipes, Irish whistles, violin, cello and accordion wrapped in layers of acoustic and electric guitars, vintage keyboards and rich vocal harmonies.

In the style of "a Celtic King Crimson..a Pink Floyd with bagpipes.. with a sprinkling of Peter Gabriel." ... more

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