Silly Wizard Live - Donald McGillavry
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Andy M. Stewart of Silly Wizard passed away on December 27, 2015, after a long period of illness. His sister Angie posted this message on the YouCaring fundraiser page: "It is with deep and profound sadness that I must say that my darling brother, Andy M Stewart has passed away. He died peacefully in hospital on 27th December after a long and brave fight.
The family thank everyone who has supported this fundraiser and for your outpouring of love and care. Your support has meant the world to us.
Andy was was in his own words, 'astonished' and I know, deeply touched by the many expressions of love penned to this page.
We we thank you all.
Yours with gratitude, love thanks
Angie Stewart Hollin "
Rest in peace, Andy, and thank you for your music.
www.youcaring.c...
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Lyrics * as sung here* are at the end of this description. This was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia on April 1, 1988.
Donald McGillavry was a fictional character created by James Hogg. In a footnote to The London Literary Gazette's review dated November 11, 1820 of "The Jacobite Relics of Scotland" by James Hogg, where the song was first published, the Gazette stated: "Donald Macgillavry is here put for the Highland Clans generally." Gareth Davis wrote a comprehensive history of this song for Radio De Danann which can be found here: radiodedanann.b...
Silly Wizard members in this clip:
Andy M. Stewart: lead vocals, tenor banjo, whistle
Phil Cunningham: accordion, piano, synthesizers, whistle, cittern, vocals
John Cunningham: fiddle, vocals
Gordon Jones: guitar, bodhran, vocals
Martin Hadden: bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, vocals
Donald come up the hill hard and hungry,
Donalds come doon the hill wild and angry;
Donald will clear the gouk's nest cleverly, [gouk = cuckoo]
Here's to King James and to Donald McGillavry.
Come like a weigh-bauk, Donald McGillavry, [weigh-bauk = scales]
Come like a weigh-bauk, Donald McGillavry,
Balance them fair, and balance them cleverly:
Off wi' the counterfeit, Donald McGillavry.
Donald come o'er the hill but his tether, man,
As he were wud, or stang'd wi' an ether, man; [wud = mad][ stung by an adder]
When he comes back, there's some will look merrily:
Here's to King James and to Donald McGillavry.
Come like a weaver, Donald McGillavry,
Come like a weaver, Donald McGillavry,
Push about, and in and out, thimble them cleverly
Up wi King James and with Donald McGillavry
Donald has foughten wi' rief and roguery; [rief = banditry]
Donald has dinner'd wi banes and beggary, [banes = bones]
Better it were for Whigs and Whiggery
Meeting the devil than Donald McGillavry.
Come like a tailor, Donald McGillavry,
Come like a tailor, Donald McGillavry,
Push about, and in and out, thimble them cleverly,
Up wi King James and with Donald McGillavry.
Donald's the callan that brooks nae tangleness; [callan = fine fellow]
Whigging and prigging and a'newfangleness,
They maun be gane: he winna be baukit, man: [baukit = balked]
He will hae justice, or faith he'll tak it, man.
Come like a cobler, Donald McGillavry,
Come like a cobler, Donald McGillavry;
Beat them, and bore them, and lingel them cleverly, [lingel = shoemaker's thread]
Up wi' King James and wi' Donald McGillavry.
Donald was mumpit wi' mirds and mockery; [lulled with flattery]
Donald was blinded wi' blads o' property; [blads = lots]
Arles ran high, but makings were naething, man, [Arles = Thrashing]
Lord, how Donald hes flyting and fretting, man. [flyt = scold]
Come like the devil, Donald McGillavry,
Come like the devil, Donald McGillavry; [skelp = chastise]
Skelp them and scaud them that proved sae unbritherly, [scaud = scold]
Up wi' King James and wi' Donald McGillavry!
Did once a roadtrip across scottland with my best friends. One was already sick with cancer at this time, she passed last year.
We enjoyed our trip with all our hearts, scotland is breathtakenly beautiful.
My friend looked like a scottish girl with her bright red hair (nickname "Merida") and she felt at home in scotland. In the first few seconds of this song I saw and smelled her hair, she sitting on the shore of Loch Lomond, lost in the view of rain, clouds, sun, green hills and grey water.
Thanks.
It a very precious image.
But now I need tissues.
Wee kants
Andy M. Stewart was one of the first Celtic musicians that I listened to, and he continues to be the foremost figure in my mind who represents that genre. The world is a smaller place without him in it.
Silly Wizard were the best. I listen to lots of Scottish and Irish music, there's plenty of good musicians out there, but none of them can blaze through a tune and get my feet moving like Silly Wizard. They had the incredible speed but also the musicality . . . just amazing. I'm sorry about Andy Stewart.
R.I.P. Andy. one of the best ever.
One of ?? THE BEST!!@@@
The Best
This song is proof of musical wizardry. How can they play so fast?!
Cindy Snow wow your comment got a heart !
Miller genuine draft!!!!
Whiskey
The Irish taught them just after they showed them how to make whiskey !!!
Loved these guys! They were the best deliverers of traditional Scottish music.
Yet another beauty from probably one of the best Scottish Folk bands to this date. Definitely the most incredible Male Scottish voice out there. Silly Wizard are more assuredly up there. It's amazing, and saddening, however that when reading the comments, all those who claim to have some sort of Irish descent yet can't tell the difference between Scottish and Irish. Accents, language - you name it.
I gave to that fundraiser. I know he died very soon after I gave to it. I thought: if the family uses it for their funeral expenses, or even if they just use my money to treat themselves to a nice dinner out to remember Andy by, that's all right with me. I hope they did. I'm so grateful to Andy and the band for all the great music they gave us. RIP.
Another bit of gold dust , what a band , and now of course Johnny a nd Andy are no longer with us , that’s the pity …….
The most beautiful voice in Scotland, if not the world.
I mean it.
Andy passed away, RIP. And all the guys genious
Andy M Stewart - the greatest of his generation. A life cut short xxx
Absolutely Love these Guys. Ive enjoyed growing up listening to Silly Wizard R.I.P Andy
Ce groupe est venu chanter dans mon village de 300 hab. en 1979, ou 1980 je crois!!! eh oui
j'étais enfant mais jamais je ne n'oublierai !! Que d'émotion pour mon 1er concert !
J'ai encore le disque ! : « So many partings »
Trop fun de re écouter leur album now
Thank you so much ! I'm listenning scotch music since 2 weeks now and I love it
so much
He really is a fabulous song writer. Lots of people talk about how he is one of the best writers at capturing the traditional spirit.
My kids (31, 29 and 24) used to dance to this song when they were tiny.
The song was written in 1819 by James Hogg. It is a remarkable counterfeit itself, a fabulous story behind it
@@destonlee2838 bro this man is already dead the comment is 13 years old man, and your comment already have 4 mouths 😮
@@davygameroficial thanks for clearing that up computer chippy.
@@davygameroficialI feel like the idea with commenting on old stuff like this more for the sake of other people coming along and reading than necessarily reaching the OP
@@maccarr9923 6 mouths late and im still very active
I saw Silly Wizard 4 times, and those concerts remain the best folk music experiences of my life. Then saw Andy 2 more times after the band broke up. My children were even born to recordings of Silly Wizard. I hadn't known that Andy was ill and had to give up performing, so the announcement of his death came as a great shock! I feel blessed to have heard him perform live so often, and will continue to treasure the recordings of his music. The music world has lost a major talent and a remarkable performer. My condolences to his family and friends.
I only heard yesterday that Mr Stewart had died. RIP mate, you had real talent. I will listen to your songs as long as I live. God bless.
There will never be another man like Andy M Stewart...
Such losses are heartbreaking. I had an audiocassette (remember those?) in 1983, a personal recording I'd made of a solo radio concert by Johnny Cunningham. Absolute gold. Great music, with hold-your-sides humor. My girlfriend at the time borrowed it, loved Johnny's humor and played it repeatedly. Sadly, she lost it. I still lament nearly 30 years later. Some things are irreplaceable.
August 2, 2009, 6:40 p.m. - 10,000 views!
Thanks for watching. :)
RIP Andy. One of my favorites who blazed a path for Scottish folk music. Great voice, great stage presence and a great performer.
Silly Wizard reste un de mes groupes préférés en Ecosse. Les frères Cunningham de très grands musiciens et Andy un magnifique chanteur dont j'aimais beaucoup la voix. J'ai continué a écouter ses disques quand il a chanté en solo. Très triste qu'il ne soit plus là.
Aye the auld alliance
Sorry to hear about Andy passing away, I knew him when I lived in Edinburgh when I was with band Brody , Johnny Ramsay left Brody to take over as their sound engineer, and I got to know the boy's. Well if their is a heaven, Johnny Cunningham and Andy will be we entertaining with much laughter and fantastic music, much missed here.
SAD to hear after Ansvering an old 2 year´s Comment !
Silly Wizard was about my favorite Celtic band and Donald Mc Gillivray was about my favorite Silly Wizard song. een if i can't understand half of it. if there is a heaven, God for sure brought these men aboard!
This is one of my favorite songs, I’ve been listening to it since I was like, 6 ^^
I saw Silly Wizard live back in the 80s. Fun, funny and stirring songs. Sad I am to hear of Andy Stewart's passing.
Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for the translation too. Silly Wizard was a big part of my childhood and I'm passing it on to my young kids.
Was so fortunate to see Silly Wizard several times in concert. So sorry to hear of Andy's passing. He was a fantastic person and singer, and one of the funniest people I ever had the pleasure to meet. May he rest in peace.
One of my favorite Silly Wizard songs. Thank you for posting it! I am always startled to see how still they are in performance. When you hear their music, it is so full of motion. Economical Scots!
Sorry to hear of Andy Stewart passing away. The Silly Wizards music has been a tradition in our family for many many years. RIP
are you related to the real donald macgillivray?
@@PeterPlaysgamez no the character in the song is a fictional character Andy wrote about for the song.
@@paulmcgillivray8318 I thought he was a british highland sea commander that fought in world war 2
I remember seeing them, only but once, in washington dc in 1986?
What an incredible, incredibly infectious show.
To hsve heard them for maybe 6 or 7 years and then seeing them live. It's like seeing a storm on tv and seeing a storm for real, the wind is howling, the light is only from the lightning in the sky, your skin is wet and cold and your heart is beating like it is on fire...man alive what an experience!
Silly Wizard's music loomed large in my formative years, and Andy's voice was always a fascination for me. The first we heard of the band was when a friend showed up on our doorstep in a bit of a panic, asking to borrow my mother's bodhran -- Silly Wizard had a concert that night (New England, probably around 1981/2) and some of their instruments had gone missing on the flight over. My mother received one of their albums as a thank you, which is how we heard them for the first time.
Thank you for posting this clip, as well as the update on his passing. What a shame that he went through so much suffering.
Thank you very much for this story. Very touching, especially now!
I was fortunate enough to see Silly Wizard once in the early 80s at New York's Bottom Line with Robin Williamson filling out the bill. They blew me and my friends away with their energy and spirit. I'll always regret not keeping better track of Andy and seeing him when he came around. So go see your favorites, they won't last forever!!
Ahhh, this is footage from the movie Silly Wizard released. One of my friends was in the audience...... Music history and enough musical brilliance and power to enrapture many more generations of celtic music fans and artists.
Have loved them forever. Saw them in Waterford Virginia long time ago
sad to hear of Andy's passing. i was lucky to see them often in Irvine at the folk club. still play their music today. RIP.
so lucky I saw them live in the 80s...unforgettable
I've only heard of these guys recently. What a great bloody band!
Such a weird bizarre awesome song. Love it
Silly Wizard is still the best Scottish traditional group on recorded music. Andy is sorely missed. Ever since I discovered my Scottish roots from doing my genealogy, I've gotten even deeper into it. Innes, Gordon, McFarlane/McFarland, Drummond, and Stewart, etc, are all in my tree.
So sad to hear about Andy's death. Silly Wizard were my musical introduction to Scotland in 1972 and we had many good times together, particularly in Glenelg. Kept in touch with him long after whenever I was working in the BBC and needed a contact number. A brilliant singer and a great loss.
I'm very impressed with his fast singing and their speedy playing. Very impressive.
Потрясная песня.
RIP Andy
The voice and band that made me fall in love with traditional music, late at night on the Gene Shay show in Philadelphia. I drove many miles for band and solo shows. May Heaven's Ceilidh be a finer one now that Andy has joined it.
You KNOW it is. I heard that Jimi sits in on acoustic when he's not on tour
Just had this excellent song introduced to me! Thanks for posting it!!!
didn't know - I loved Silly Wizard and was so lucky to see them live in VAncouver long time ago...
So sorry to learn of Andy's passing. Heard Silly Wizard play live around the time Donald McGillavry was first released on album at the Blarney Stone in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pa. Another great one gone. So sad. Rest in Peace, Andy.
Shedletsky lead me to this song a while ago. Thanks man.
Brilliantly mad
Thank you 💚
Unbelievable!!! I love these guys! Thank you so much for sharing!
Rest ye gentle Johnny...now walk softly in the land o the leal
Meine Gefühle genau. :)
Очень красиво! Ths from Moscow!
I heard these blokes in a living room concert in Ojai CA in 1983.
Yes the very best!
man this is so nostalgic~
I can't get enough of this band. I was born in the wrong region and time 😢
thanks a million for posting this. saw them many times in the early days. what a band to watch live in concert.
I know. He's just a fabulous song writer. the variety of subjects that he writes about is amazing. My favourite is golden golden
Rest in perfect peace
I wish I had the chance to see them. One of my favorite groups. This is done turbo speed!!
Righteous and Fierce!
When The Wild Oats (a band I was in) did this song, I played didjeridu in a duet with the flute player for the instrumental breaks. I loved doing this.
Nice
Very nice. I'm so impressed with how fast they can play O.O
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You always play things faster live. It's the adrenalin
I just can't stop listening to this song... It's just fu**ing addictive
Years ago I bought their Best Of CD having never heard of them but liked the name of the group-it was one of the best decisions ever-I must listen to (and share) this song every St Patricks Day~Thanks for posting this live performance!
Andy M Stewart is a terrifically massive loss to folk and Scottish music he leaves us with a catalogue of songs stories and music which will never fade with age time and relativity to coin the title of one of Phil Cunninghams albums
So sorry to here of his passing.
What an underrated awesome band. I met Andy 20+ years ago with Manus Lunny and some others.
I cannot even say how much I LOVE this song and how dear Silly Wizard are to my heart. I have this video (yes, THAT old!).
Thans so much for posting this!
@LouisAndPillz The song both music and words are thoroughly Scottish as is the group singing it. The little bit tune on the accordian which has been woven between the verses is O'Neill's Cavalry March which I presume is Irish.
at school with the cunninghams it was always known there were into weird folky stuff (unlike most of us who were listening to Zep and Floyd and in my case Arthur Brown) - by the time I was t Uni i started to appreciate just how good they were. Now I wish i had spent morre time listening to them having sessions in the lunchtimes in the school hall...RIP Johnny
I dare anybody to do this to karaoke!
I've even been practicing, and I wouldn't dare.
Love it❤
I met Andy and Manus when they played a gig in Alexandria, VA back in the early 80s. Lovely lads. Andy's death hit me hard. I shall no see his like again.
thank your posting the lyrics!! I had them years ago...but too much moving around to new residences have rendered them missing. Thank you again. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this song.
Wow - what a nice recommendation of YT today.
A wonderful version of this classic - and all of our dear Wizards on the stage.
Seen - heard - added to my favourites. This day may well continue :)
I heard this sung in Czech at Keltovani music festival at the weekend...it worked quite well.
rip Andy
Some more info from Google: "James Hogg places his song as belonging to one of the Jacobite risings in 1715 or 1745. A McGillavry of Drumglass was mentioned in a song called the Chevalier's Muster Roll of 1715. In the 1745 rebellion A Colonel McGillavry led the Clan McIntosh. And it was certain Farquhar McGillevrey who slew Colonel Gardener at the battle of Prestonpans. The name is used here as a convenient designation for the Highlanders loyal to the Stuart cause."
My favorite Scottish song, even if it was written by James Hogg!
Love this song
Soys los MEJORES ! Saludos a todas las personas que amamos el FOLK , saludos desde Galicia !
Wonderful! Maravilhosa...
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great to see a live performance of this incredible song.
I like the song
Are you kidding??? I ADORE THIS SONG!!! It cheers me up better than any stupid rock-music!..
Been trying to understand the lyrics for 40 years. That and understand the meaning of highlander.
Intoxicating... Love these guys.
Awesome! *****
LOVE THIS SONG
Silly Wizard : Funny in a SILLY way, and their music is pure WIZARDery.
cheers GREAT brilliant
Great performance.
Wonderful.
There needs to be more Silly Wizard/Andy M Stewart on youtube!