Small Tunes Podcast: “Johnnie, Lad, Cock Up Your Beaver”

Posted on | June 15, 2012 | by Vince Janoski | No Comments

I think this tune title ranks up there with “Thump the Bitches” as my favorite of all time! By all accounts, this tune is a very old melody. If you were to do any research on the tune you would come up with numerous, incorrect attributions to Robert Burns composing the song and lyrics in the 1790s along with many allusions to the Jacobite period. But there is ample source material that places the song and perhaps some of the lyrics attributed to Burns in a much, much older period. Listen to the podcast for more history and background and a rendition on the bagpipe.

NOTE: The audio incorrectly states “John” Mitchell as the composer of “The Highland Fair” when the composer’s name is in fact “Joseph” Mitchell. A wee slip, apologies.

“Johnnie, Lad, Cock Up Your Beaver”

Small Tunes: Vintage Melodies from the Bagpipe Tradition 009 Johnnie Lad Cock Up Your Beaver [ 3:26 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (671)

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