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Thread #60217   Message #4033253
Posted By: Joe Offer
09-Feb-20 - 03:24 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Tune Req: Lovely Stornoway (Kennedy/Halfin)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Req: Lovely Stornoway (Kennedy/Halfin)
Gee, Kenny, that's more-or-less the same tune as the MIDI I posted years ago. Maybe I should go back to my old MIDI and speed it up and add a little syncopation.
No, huh?

So, I'd never heard of Stornoway before these theads came up, and I didn't know where it was. I've been to Scotland on three Jim and Susie Malcolm tours now, so I'm beginning to think I know my way around. Before and during the tours, I've walked extensively in Edinburgh and Glasgow and Dumfries and St. Andrews and Melrose and Kelso and countless other towns. Oh, and I loved Perth and bought a mouthie in Portree. Whenever I get the chance, I walk the entire central district of any town I encounter. But I didn't think I'd ever heard of Stornoway. Turns out it's the main city on Lewis and Harris, which I believe is a main destination on our next Jim and Susie tour. And coincidentally, this morning a friend texted me a link to this video, where Donald Trump says his mother was born in Stornoway [actually Tong, but Trump didn't say that].

So, now you know more about Stornoway than you ever wanted to know, and I'll post photos on Facebook. And on top of all that, this is still a really corny song, even with a speedup and added syncopation - not a bad melody, though.

-Joe-