We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Mingulay Boat Song

from Over the Main by Dorain

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Our limited first edition of 100 copies, with cover art by Iain Dove Lempke and photography by Arielle Johnson.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Over the Main via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days
    edition of 100 

      $12 USD or more 

     

about

This lovely song was written in the 1930s by Sir Hugh Roberton. It has been recorded by dozens of artists before us, but it makes for a lovely group singalong, so lean back and join the chorus with us!

lyrics

Heel y’ho boys, let her go boys!
Swing her head round, now all together.
Heel y’ho boys, let her go boys!
Sailing homeward to Mingulay.

What care we though white the Minch is?
What care we for wind and weather?
Swing her head round, every inch is
Sailing homeward to Mingulay.

Wives are waiting by the quayside,
Gazing seaward from the heather.
Swing her head round and we’ll anchor
Ere the sun sets on Mingulay.

credits

from Over the Main, released January 28, 2017

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Dorain Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dòrain is a folk quartet based in the Twin Cities, playing both Scottish and Irish traditional music. They perform songs in English, Scots, and Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig), frequently incorporating complex vocal harmonies, and mix in a hearty dose of energetic dance tunes. ... more

contact / help

Contact Dorain

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Dorain, you may also like: