Now Westlin Winds (1785) by Robert Burns

Published: Jan. 26, 2023, 12:34 a.m.

b"S3E83 To celebrate Burns Night, Ash talks about Robert Burns' Now Westlin Winds, a song written at the very start of the Bard's career. Tune in for a discussion of the circumstances that inspired the song, and the long and fruitful afterlife it has had in the repertoire of folk-singers from Burns' day to our own.\\n\\xa0\\nSongs featured:\\n\\xa0\\nI Had A Horse and I Had Nae Mair by Katherine Campbell:\\nhttps://youtu.be/5W3p3fpm-Cs\\n\\xa0\\nNow Westlin Winds (Port Gordon Version) by Andrew Calhoun:\\n\\xa0\\nLady Keith Laments by Jock Tamsons Bairds:\\nhttps://youtu.be/xzse2ZtKfQg\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nAlly Croker by Katherine Liley Lovaig:\\nhttps://youtu.be/ACJyF94xpeM\\n\\xa0\\nNow Westlin Winds by Dick Gaughan:\\nhttps://youtu.be/ZDB0P57nQds\\n\\xa0\\nNoe Westlin Winds at the Scottish Parliament, 2011:\\nhttps://youtu.be/DmlNmuEl310\\xa0\\nIf you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here:https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis\\nMerchandise!\\xa0\\nhttps://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/\\n\\xa0\\nTitle Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.\\xa0\\n@earreadthis\\nearreadthis@gmail.com\\nfacebook.com/earreadthis"