Road To Drumleman by Snipeworld from Barrow-in-furness United Kingdom

road to drumleman (traditional)
this arrangement (c) 2020 jack snipe
a track from “return to van diemen's land” by jack snipe
digitally re-mastered from the original dat master tape may 2020
a short cat production:
the band
jaqui spry ~ vocals
bob qazi ~ vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, mandola
ken mcleod ~ vocals, acoustic guitar
mark o'neill ~ bass
dave walmsley ~ keyboards, acoustic & slide guitars, sfx
with
john ranson ~ electric guitars
iain payne ~ electric guitars
ian gibbons ~ electric guitars

recorded at lizard studios

jaqui ~ lead vocals

“the road to drumleman tells the story of kintyre’s last coal mine, the argyll colliery (1947–1967), the most remote coal mine in scotland. almost no physical traces of the mine remain and now it is hard to imagine that the well run mine thrived just behind spectacular machrihanish bay.” jan nimmo

oh the springtime returns to the laggan again
and the lark sweetly sings o'er the green fertile plain
so i'll tak the road that is dearest to me,
the road to drumleman that winds tae the sea.

for i've made many friends there on every green mile
and the folks always greet me with a wave and a smile
if i spend all my days here, it's happy i'll be,
on the road to drumleman that winds tae the sea.

for we sat roon the fireside when the winter winds blew
and we laughed and we sang till the night was well through
then we'd have a good dram and a wee cup o' tea
for the road to drumleman that winds tae the sea.

and the long summer days when we tramped the hills o'er
to spend hours at the eenans or creggin's wild s
and the soft summer twilight made shadows to flee
on the road to drumleman that winds tae the sea.

oh these days passing swiftly bring changes i know
and as time passes on from this place we must go
but i'll always remember while the heart beats in me,
the road to drumleman that winds tae the sea.