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Nantabra Hut 1895 The Scottish Shepherds

from Land of the vast horizon by Gavin O'Loghlen & Cotters Bequest

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After the good seasons came the disasters. The farms were deserted and the land reverted to large pastoral leases. Scottish immigrants worked in isolation as shepherds droving sheep and cattle from waterhole to waterhole. By 1895 John Henry Cahill was a farmer, butcher, owned and ran the abattoir and decided to graze sheep by leasing Nantabra Hut, a station forty miles east of Hawker. A shepherd's hut was erected and a Scottish shepherd tended the sheep as they were moved from waterhole to well. Following the drought of the 1890's John Henry Cahill lost all his enterprises except for the farm "Knockatuna".

lyrics

Scottish Gaelic:
Cìobair an dois - anns an dùthaich ùir.
Cìobair an dois - fada bho a dhachaidh.

English Translation:
The bush shepherd in a new country
The bush shepherd far from his home

Blood red sands weep tears of ochre,
river beds run dry
dingoes howl their piobaireachd
to the moon deep in the night

Camp fire flickers, dawn approaches
dressed in scarlet plaid
frozen fingers stir
the oatmeal gruel - this is my life.

And its a long way from the Glens of Argyshire
to a wooden hut and saltbush
through a trail of mulga, mallee, pine
and on we go through the bluebush and the haze
to the woolshed well
- so far from home

Scottish Gaelic:
Laithean samhraidh tethe
Sudagan is strubag
A' ghrian air m'ghnuis
Tha an saorsa ann an seo

English Translation:
Hot days of summer
Damper and tea
The sun on my face
The freedom is here

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from Land of the vast horizon, released February 1, 2006
Music and words written by Gavin O’Loghlen.

Gavin O'Loghlen : Acoustic 6 & 12 string guitars, electric guitars, drums, bass, bodhran, percussion, keyboards, highland pipes A, smallpipes A, vocals
Angelee Theodoros : Lead vocals
Robert Shaw : Dijeridu
Stephanie Graeber : Violin
Anne Dormer : Gaelic vocals
Harry Theodoros : Accordion
Seonaidh MacFhraing : Scottish Gaelic translations

with many thanks to: Richard Warwick, Holowilena Station; Seonaidh MacFhraing

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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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