Wee Magic Stane
fiosrachadh a' chlàraidh
Àireamh a' Chlàir Thùsail
SA1954.73.A2
Àireamh an Teip Thùsail
Notaichean a' Chlàir
9 verses of 4 lines with a vocable refrain of 1 line between verses. Sung to a variant of the melody of 'The Ould Orange Flute' (derived from 'Vilikens and his Dinah'). Company join in with refrain. Composed by John MacEvoy in 1951.
This song refers to the removal of 'The Stone of Destiny' from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1950 by a quartet of Scottish students, who later transported the relic back to Scotland; the Stone, or perhaps a facsimile, was 'recovered' by police in time for the coronation.
See:
'101 Scottish Songs' (N. Buchan, 1962) pp. 38-39
'Rebel Ceilidh Song Book '67' (Glasgow Song Guild, 1966) p. 18
'The Rebels Ceilidh Song Book' (Bo'ness Rebels Literary Society, 1951) pp. 10-11
Cànan
Beurla, Albais
Seòrsa
Cruinneachadh
Cruth Inneal a' Chlàir
Reel to reel
Càileachd an Fhuaime
Meadhanach Math