Origins: Muckle Clydesdales?

Subject: Origins: Muckle Clydesdales?
From: GUEST,Jacqued
Date: 13 Mar 03 - 02:58 PM

I recently heard a song abut the last pair of working Clydesdale horses, it could have been entitled The Muckle Clydesdales or The Last Walk Home.   It was terrifically evocative and I wonder if anyone could give me the originas of the song and who recorded it?
Many thanks.

Subject: RE: Origins: Muckle Clydesdales?
From: nutty
Date: 13 Mar 03 - 03:08 PM

It's a Brian McNeil song

The lyrics are here LAST TRIP HOME

Subject: RE: Origins: Muckle Clydesdales?
From: nutty
Date: 13 Mar 03 - 03:11 PM

Reading the other thread it says that Davy Steele wrote the song, so I may be wrong about Brian McNeil.

Subject: RE: Origins: Muckle Clydesdales?
From: GUEST,Jacqued
Date: 13 Mar 03 - 04:05 PM

Many thanks, Mudcatters!

Have now found TheBattlefieldBand's site and gone in for the CD!

Subject: RE: Origins: Muckle Clydesdales?
From: GUEST,Strollin' Johnny
Date: 14 Mar 03 - 07:18 AM

I'm sure it's Davy's song. He came with Patsy to a Poozies concert I attended at Corringham, Lincs, did a 'guest appearance' and sang the song. I think it's called 'The Last Walk Home', but maybe 'The Muckle Horses' was a sub-title? Whatever, hearing him sing it accompanied by the Poozies is a wonderful memory. I'm sure he told us he'd written it for the 'Leaving Friday Harbour' album.

Davy was a great guy, and a fabulous performer and writer - listen to 'Norland Wind' or 'The Beaches of St. Valery' and you'll know what I mean. The world's a much, much poorer place without him. RIP.

Johnny