Im a proud Scotsman.Where ever your from,you should be just as proud.FREEDOM FOR SCOTLAND

Only the Scottish can write an amazingly sombre song in a major key

I signed in to comment on this. I'm an Irish man, and I won't lie, I'm drunk as an arse. Still, this is an incredibly beautiful song. I'll stand by my Celt brothers until the day I die.

My mother used to sing me to sleep over 60 years ago with this song. Gave me a lifelong love of Celtic music. Thanks, Mom.

I am German. I'm singing this song to my little children. My daughter is 6 now and she's been listening to this song basically from day one. When I became 18, the first thing I did was fly over to Scotland and walk the West Highland Way. I'll never forget you my bonnie banks.

It is 29 years today since Roy passed away (12/8/90) This recording is magical. A unique voice and a truly amazing musician who will never be equalled.

Every time I hear their music, the songs, the lyrics, the singers, I know that I cannot die before I have visit Scotland.

one of the greats his voice is sadly missed.

I get all choked up when I hear this song as well as Flower of Scotland. 🫶💚

I am 52 years away from Scotland but still get homesick when I listen to Scottish music

My mother(god rest her soul) sang this to me as a bairn.My throat grows tight and tears fill my eyes.Peace to all.Remember our honored ancestors this Samhain.My heart to Scotland.

I am from the Eastern shores of the Mediterranean. These guys from the cold wet hills of Scotland somehow get me in a mood that I never want to leave. I've listened to this song on repeat all day for several days. A bit weird maybe. but it's got something magical to it...

Now this is how to sing this. This is how I remember my Grandpa singing this, well not even close to the quality of this man voice, but the words were the same. When my Grandpa would sing you would here the Alligators slide into the water, the birds would fly off, he was terrible, but I loved it.

And here I am, back again, three years later, and still moved by them as the first time I ever heard them, some fifty years ago. If this is not magic, I don't know what magic is.

scottish and irish music is undoubtfully the best music in the world, they really put heart and soul in that, true patriots of our times, agains the tyranny of the empire and through bad times❤❤❤❤

The corries will live on for thousands of years. You lit a spark in a nation lads, you wrote our national anthem, you are the greatest thing to happen to our homeland since wallace, the bruce and the douglas 🙏 alba gu bràth

The voice, the sparse arrangement, the Scots dialect, the sense of community, I love this music so, so much. folk music simply doesn't get any more beautiful than this, it's a simple pinnacle of what humanity is capable of

Is it just me who thinks Scottish people who sing songs about their country is the definition of music?

I cried my eyes out at this song, a rare masterpiece :(

There should be a national holiday in Scotland every year for these two men . True Bards . Scotland forever.

Best Scottish musicians of all time? I think so. I would loved to hear them play live. Sadly, I wasnt born at the right time.

My grandad always sings this, so I learnt the words, and when he next sang this song, he was so shocked to hear me singing with him. He was so proud :) I now listen to this as it makes me smile x

Grown ass man Muay Thai fighter and I’m in tears

I’m one of the younger generation that thinks that Roy’s voice is surely sadly missed. And would’ve loved to have been at one of the concerts. His voice makes me feel very patriotic. His legacy will live on within the hearts of the Scottish people and throughout the world.

Written on the walls of Carlisle prison in 1746 by a jacobite prisoner who knew he would never see his homeland again,at laest,not in this life.

I migrated to Oz in 1964 at the age of 11, still love my hameland!

By chance I came across this beautiful rendition of Bonnie banks of Loch Lomond ...the simplicity and honesty of the lyrics and music was breathtakingly beautiful ..brought tears to my eyes...something of beauty is a joy forever...it truly warmed my South African heart❤❤

This is not just better, it's the BEST version of Loch Lomond. Runrig's can't hold a candle to it. A little over a year ago, searching in vain for a good version I once heard on the radio, I went through literally hundreds of YT videos. Then I saw this and nothing has been the same.

thanks for the heartbreaking songs and melodies, celtic people🥺💔❤

My buddy from Stirling passed away last month. I miss him so much. he was a tough fellow and always had a laugh to carry him. Love the Scots! I am canadian but I got the scots in me! really want to trace my roots. From the highland to the low, scotland has the best beautiful people and the best beautiful land. RIP Craig F.

Might sound silly since the Auld Alliance has long been forgotten by most, but as a Frenchman I've always felt close to Scots. Proud to be French (most of the time) and proud to love Scotland !

I am Chinese but I truly can feel the love and spirit of this wonderful song. Love it !

I wish they were still alive and a band I would have loved to watch them. I'm born in the wrong century :(((((.

being Scottish is such an honour. I want this played at my funeral.

Essa egregora, essa energia dos ancestrais celtas é tão forte e acentuada que ela se revela até nas canções cantadas por homens, e sentidas nos corações de quem não é escocês e nem fala sua língua nativa para compreende-las, isso não é questão de entender, isso é o sentir da essência, uma coisa inexplicável e muito nobre, o espírito da tradição celta, nao só da Escócia, mas do povo celta no geral, muito bom, impressionante música, e o que ele consegue nos transmitir por ela, uma saudade de uma coisa que nem sabemos oque é.

why do people insist on politicising songs appreciate the music for what it is a glimpse of our past, a page in our history, reminding us who we were, allowing us to be who we are, and letting us reach our potential

Im half irish but grew up with a holiday home in glen shiel and we regularly took the FERRY to skye and again aFISHERMANS BOAT...i learnt the skye boat song from the fishermen and loch lomond from donny McCrae,i thank him with all my heart and sang it proudly against the pipes at his wake and funeral. I am a celt by birth and by nature and my love for scotland and ireland will never cease

I was born in Glasgow, Scotland...very near Loch Lomond. My father was born in Edinburgh. I love Scotland.

one of the best recordings capturing the songs original meaning. This song was a battle song sung by Scots who made their final stand in the Jacobite Movement. Brings a tear to me eye every time i hear it.

We love ye Scotland. All the best fae Erin 🇮🇪💙

the Corries were a wonderful duo of Scottish singers am privileged to be be able sing along with their videos

RIP Roy🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷🇪🇺

What keeps people alive? Well, food, drink, air, sleep ...but, above all, this kind of music! In all my life, now being 73, I have never drunk better wine or life-elixir than the music of the Corries!

I’m from Texas and I discovered The Corries about 8 years ago. Sadly like most groups I want to hear live ii’ll have to wait until I take the”low road” to hear them in concert. Merry Christmas and may God bless!

It's unbelievable there isn't a monument the size of wallaces for these two in my country. They brought our heritage back to life. Alba Gu Bràth

O wither away my bonnie May Sae late an' sae far in the gloamin' The mist gather grey o'er moorland and brae O wither sae far are ye roamin Chorus: O ye'll tak the high road an' I'll tak the low I'll be in Scotland afore ye For me and my true love will never meet again By the bonnie bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond O well may I weep for yestreen in my sleep (well) (yesterday) we stood bride and bridegroom together But his arms and his breath were as cold as the death And his heart's blood ran red in the heather I trusted my ain love last night in the broom (own) (bush) My Donald wha' loves me sae dearly For the morrow he will march for Edinburgh toon (town) Tae fecht for his King and Prince Charlie (chorus) As dauntless in battle as tender in love He'd yield ne'er a foor toe the foeman (enemy) But never again frae the field o' the slain (from) Tae his Moira will he come by Loch Lomond The thistle may bloom, the King hae his ain And fond lovers may meet in the gloamin' And me and my true love will yet meet again Far above the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond

Finally I can find a version that is actually sung by Scottish people

THE most beautiful rendition of loch lomond I've ever heard

Roy Williamson, one of the best Scottish voice ever.

初中時高淑惠老師教唱的一首歌(羅莽湖邊) ，非常懷念高老師認真教學的態度，在升學的壓力下，能夠在上音樂課時開懷高歌是最快樂的 暖嗓的五音(ㄚㄧㄨㄟㄛ)好懷念ㄛ

RIP Roy. His voice was pure love. Also this is the best version of this song.

As a Welshman who goes upto Scotland bi anually for the rugby, i just love hearing these folk songs, simply magical.

A very beautiful version by the best of the best. R.I.P. Roy.

always shed a tear for my ancestors that fought on that very war that they sing about

Amazing....love from Trinidad

I am from Chile, South America, and I love traditional songs from different countries. This one is great.

Scotland forever!

My adoration for the corries will never die...I love and cherish capercallie, tannihill weavers and the corries equally, as they were who bought me home to the music of my heart and soul :) XXX

I'm from Germany and before 3 Days I was at Loch Lomond and I have heard this song. Now when I hear this song, my heart goes on. And I hope when I come back , Scotland is free! Greetings to the friendly bus driver, nice older ladies in sweet shops oh just to all Scots. Stay as you are.

This is what pedal tone was meant for. I think like this when I write or sing. I'll never reach Scotland, of course, except by the Low Road. But I have the look, the temperament, and the poetic flair of Scotland in my blood. Thanks for posting.

Has anyone depicted the sadness and profundity more deeply than Roy Williamson? He piercer your soul with this "rollicky" ditty.

World's most tragic ballad and most beautiful song ever....

I am not Scottish and I do not have Schottish blood in my veins, but when I first heard this song, I cried. So wonderful

I'm an African American man with 6% Scottish in me but sometimes i feel more than that percentage, i love the country and culture so much. it hits me straight to my core like nothing else. I hope to visit it one day before I die. Alba Gu Brath

I’ve been playing this every night during the corona quarantine 2020

The meaning of you will take the high road & I'll take the low means the high road is you have died & low road is the soldiers who are still alive but will always meet again regardless ♥️♥️♥️

Great version of the song which was written after the Jacobite rising when two Jacobites were imprisoned in a jail in Carlisle. One was to die and the other escaped thus the high road and the low road. We will have freedom from Westminster and there is no hatred of the English.

I will never tire of listening to Roy's amazing voice. This is the very best version of an epic song. It makes me so proud to be Scottish 💙💙💙

I am from India, but I love the culture, food and music of Scotland. Even here, when there is a death of an important person, Bagpipes are always used as a tribute. It’s also used in centenary events. I myself have read about the struggles of Scotland from time immemorial. Huge respects to the Highland way of life. Also, a glass of Scotch whiskey at the end of the day, after a hard day’s work is an absolute need!

The best Scottish folk singers ever ... we will never see their likes again .... they kept these songs alive when it wasnt fashionable ... ALBA GU BRATH

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Beautifully sung by the Corrie's one of Scotland's best singing duos by a mile been brought up listening to them Roy and Ronnie are two of Scotland's greatest the hairs on my arms are standing listening to this I think every true Scotsman's took his true love to the banks of loch Lomond I know I have and I'm sure Roy and Ronnie have aswell 👍😉 It's a beautiful place

This is the Loch Lomond I think of. Heartbreaking. The Runrig version may get the crowds going at Hampden, but it doesn't compare. This captures the blood-soaked history of our past in the most poignant way one could imagine, yet still leaves a breath of hope for the future.

I am not ashamed to shed to tears to this day for the slain.

My father used to sing this song when I was very young and it's stuck with me ever since. The Scottish people wrote beautiful songs and this one, full of mistique and sadness, was the best of them.

The best version! Greetings from Czech Rep.

This song makes me cry, every time - he sings it so well. Still, I wish I could have been there that evening.

It's not a true Scottish love song unless someone dies, or has died, or is going to die. Maybe it's the loss that makes them so strong. This beautiful song has me thinking of modern war widows. The best tunes sure last, don't they?

2.31 Not even the Corries and one of the most stirring Scottish folk songs can keep a man from his drink... Priceless.

im 15 and i luv the corries my gran and grandad listen to them they bring back memories

I'm half Cherokee and half Scot, and my Scottish blood has a special affinity for this song, especially this excellent rendition. Many thanks to the Corries and to iMdReSSediNdEcAy for posting it.

Men from Clan Cummings (my mother's father's family) fought for the Jacobites cause. Her line has been in the U.S. for generations but still this song and Alba an Áigh have been played on the bagpipes at damn near every funeral I can remember.

I love Scotland. This song is amazing. I had always wanted to visit Scotland and I did from Aberdeen by rail to Elgin and back to Edingburg. This song rang in my ears as I walked in the rain in the streets of Edingburg.. I first heard of Scotland when I was 8 years old, reading about Robert The Bruce.. Along came the history of William Wallace.. The Battle of Stirling... Land of the Brave.

Always chokes me, with pride, sadness, love, longing, heartbreak and every other emotion.

I spent in Scotland the whole year and from the first moments I loved it. Even though at the beginning I really missed my home back in the Czech republic, at the end I felt like true Scot. Hope I will get an opportunity to see this country full of breathtaking nature and friendly people once again!!! I really miss you, bonnie Scotland!!!! Jan from the Czech rep.

been checking in here for the past 13 years.. Love the bones of it xxxx

im from China, i love Scotland and Scottish people!

Ein Sehr schönes Lied, das mit Herz gesungen wird.

Thank you! Finally a version that doesn't involve an entire orchestra and choir or piano banging out the chords in the background.

I think i'm a lost scot because these songs just go straight to my core

I like the old guy in the back with the glasses he stopped mid-sentence just to take a swig

This song started my love for folk music. Much love from the Philippines

The best version that I've heard so far.

Was supposed to visit Scotland this April 2020 and explore the places my family originated from, but our trip has been cancelled due to the virus - it's been 112 years since we've traveled back, but next year we'll come home, new bairn in tow.

This song touches parts of the soul that is always nice to get reacquainted with.

Visited this beautiful and surreal place and documented it on my channel. This would always be one of the places i would always be willing to revisit. Highly recommended.

A true Flower of Scotland ! Thanks

Brings tears to my eyes.

Unique words that touch so many people. Our lives may have gone in different directions, but the road always started from the same point.

Hauntingly sad and beautiful at the same time.

I needed this at this time. The world is so messed up