Tales Of Kirrie Toon
The Gairie Burn
The Gairie Burn
THE GAIRIE BURN
THE GAIRIE BURN
The Gairie Burn
By Andy Shanks/ Christine Kydd PRS
Vocals and guitar Andy shanks
Additional Vocals C Kydd
Recorded and produced by
Stuart Duncan, Redbarn Studios
The Gairie Burn
Christine Kydd & Andy Shanks
The Gairie Burn, the Gairie Burn
Shimmers ower auld Kirrie stane,
The Gairie Burn, the Gairie Burn
In the warp and weft o’ time.
(17th century)
It charmed the witches frae the bank
An flighty hoolets tae the air
An mony a trist tween morn and nicht
Oor secrets for to keep.
(18th Century)
It turned the Meikle Mill’s auld wheel
Thit hunkers in aroon the Den
And heaved the stanes owre Denmill grain
To raise our daily breid.
(19th century)
Bellies Brae Mill fair glowers owre
The streaming weed and steamin looms
As Sultzer hammers count the days
That weave oor daily threid.
(20th century)
It hears the bummer clear the air
And steam and rattle tak their leave
An brings on cool air frae the glens
Tae clear the weaver’s heid.
It rummles under laden trains
That clickity clack and rock the bridge
An echos back the roar and fleer
Of our station’s daily tred.
(21st century)
Then aff through Denmill by the hill
Tae feed the beasts that graze the line
N’ear tae gi a backward glance
In the warp an weft o’ time.
‘Yer no a Kirriemarian till ye’ve sledged intae the Gairie Burn aff the Commonty and then gaen up the hill an done it again.’
’Goats can be pit oan the Commonty dawn till dusk, an sheets dried.’