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February 24th 1716 saw the execution of two leading Jacobites, William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure and James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater, but not William Maxwell!
If you remember yesterdays post William had escaped the day before, with the help of his wife Lady Winifred.
The 1715 Uprising Jacobites threw themselves upon the mercy of Westminster, and were sentenced to death by the Lord Chancellor William Cowper. Only half managed to wrangle mercy from the crown.
Derwent spent part of his youth in exile as the companion of the young James VIII at Saint-Germain-en-Laye. He received permission to return to England in 1709 and quickly established himself as the leader of the Jacobites in Northumberland.
Following his capture at Preston and execution in London he became a tragic hero of songs and ballads. He may have been an Englishman but if the Corries thought him worthy of a song that’s good enough for me.
His partner at the chop, Lord Kenmure, was a Scottish Jacobite. William Gordon was the only son of Alexander Gordon, 5th Viscount of Kenmure of Kenmure Castle and succeeded his father on his death in 1698. He had received a commission from the earl of Mar to raise the Jacobites in the south of Scotland, and first appeared in arms, at the head of 150 horse, on the 11th October, at Moffat, where he proclaimed King James VIII as King. With a Jacobite force he marched into England, and was present at the battle of Preston in Lancashire, on 13th November of the same year.
On the defeat of the rebels and their surrender at discretion, he was conveyed a prisoner to the Tower of London. His trial for high treason took place before the House of Lords on 19th January 1716, when he pleaded guilty, and on 9th February, with the other rebel lords he received sentence of death, and his estates and titles were forfeited to the crown.
On the morning of the 24th February, he was beheaded on Towerhill shortly after Derwent. He expressed his regret for pleading guilty to the charge of high treason, and prayed for “King James.” He presented the executioner with eight guineas, and on laying his head on the block, that “functionary struck it off at two blows.” Not to be outdone by Derwent he also made the folk playlist in O Kenmure’s On And Awa , Willie.
The Corries, tell the story in the song Derwentwater’s Farewell
Farewell to pleasant Dilston My father's ancient seat A stranger must now call thee his Which gars my heart to greet; Farewell each friendly well known face My heart has held so dear My tenants now must leave their lands Or hold their lives in fear No more along the banks of Tyne I'll rove in autumn grey No more I'll hear at early dawn The lav'rocks wake the day; And who shall deck the hawthorn bower Where my fond children strayed? And who, when spring shall bid it flower Shall sit beneath the shade? And fare thee well, George Collingwood Since fate has put us down If thou and I have lost our lives Our King has lost his crown; But when the head that wears the crown Shall be laid low like mine Some honest hearts may then lament For Radcliffe's fallen line Farewell, farewell, my lady dear Ill, ill, thou councell'dst me I never more may see the babe That smiles at your knee; Then fare ye well brave Widdrington And Foster ever true; Dear Shaftsbury and Errington Receive my last adieu And fare thee well my bonny grey steed That carried me aye so free I wish I'd been asleep in my bed Last time I mounted thee; The warning bell now bids me cease My trouble's nearly oer Yon sun that rises from the sea Shall rise on me no more
And when the head that wears a crown Shall be laid low like mine Some honest hearts may then lament For Radcliffe's fallen line Farewell to pleasant Dilston hall My father's ancient seat A stranger now must call thee his Which gars my heart to greet
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Oh, I didn’t know that.
I was listening to Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” on youtube, and browsing the comments several people mentioned …
Okay. The song is about the real sinking of the freighter the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior in 1975. And there’s a line in the song:
“In the Maritime Sailor’s Cathedral,
The Church Bell chimed till it rang twenty nine times,
For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald”
Which references something that the actual Maritime Church in Detroit did in honour of the ship’s crew. And I just found out in those youtube comments for his song that when Gordon Lightfoot died in May last year (2023), the Maritime Church rang those bells again, this time 30 times. Once for every man on the Edmund Fitzgerald, and once more for Gordon Lightfoot.
That’s … That is a memorial I would be proud to have earned. And proud to give. I do like that. A lot.
Apparently, the Split Rock Lighthouse on Lake Superior also lit its beacon in honour of him.
Sorry. I’m having … extremely maritime sort of feelings over here. Songs and memorials, bells and beacons, and the ways we carry memory forward. That’s … that’s a good memorial. I like that.
#gordon lightfoot#ocean#sailors#history#folk songs#memorials#bells#lighthouses#yes i know lake superior isn't the ocean#but sailors and memorials#also from what i've read it's not damn far from it#it's only a lake and not an inland sea because it's freshwater
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'Wool waulking is a traditional Scottish process of finishing and strengthening newly woven woolen fabrics. It is a significant social and cultural activity, often carried out by women in the Highlands of Scotland. The Gaelic songs that are sung during waulking have a distinctive rhythmic pattern that aids in synchronising the work.'
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#so obsessed with waulking songs so i had to share this#folk#folk culture#scotland#scottish folklore#celtic folk#scottish gaelic
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The world calls you 'breakbones', but the first word your son thinks of to describe his father, is 'gentle'.
Harwin Strong the man that you are. Best father in Westeros!
#harwin strong#jacaerys targaryen#jacaerys targaryen velaryon strong#jacaerys velaryon#2k notes for my boy harwin? DESERVED!#folks crying over my boy harwin in the notes.. recognising him as the amazing dad he is? FINALLY!#hotd#house of the dragon#got#game of thrones#dance of the dragons#grrm#house strong#house targaryen#rhaewin#harwin x rhaenyra#fanfictionroxs writes#a song of ice and fire#asoiaf
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Jill Karla Schwarz, 'Tam Lin', ''Fairies and Elves'', 1984 Source I'm going to use this post as the perfect opportunity to direct you to my favorite song from the folk band Fairport Convention from their 1969 album 'Liege & Lief', Tam Lin (which, I'm sure, I've posted about at some point)
#Jill Karla Schwarz#american artists#Tam Lin#scottish ballads#scottish folklore#time-life books#fairies#elves#fairport convention#folk songs
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songtember day 13: BROCKHAMPTON - J'OUVERT
#brockhampton#catgirl#illustration#drawing#art#oc#yuno#songtember#IM CUTTIN IT CLOSE HERE folks. im so fuckin tired from the concert#listen to these fucking songs btw
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Two little paintings : The Witch of the West-Mer-Lands, and the Twa Sisters
#watercolour#folk songs#I know it's written westmoreland in the stan rogers-verse but I like the funky Archie Fisher orthograph#my art
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Drawing Asoiaf Characters That Have An AI Generated Image On Their Wiki Page - The Series continues ! Here's Raymun Redbeard, the famous wildling king. Characters are going to get a lot more minor from now on lol
#my art#fanart#asoiaf#a song of ice and fire#raymun redbeard#the king beyong the wall#free folk#anti ai art#valyrianscrolls
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daemon's tripping balls & rhaenyra's kissing women in his absence. absolutely unhinged behaviour. 10/10 episode. one simply does not care about the plot. rhaenyra's a confirmed girl kisser, that's all that matters here.
#a look into a normal heterosexual incestual marriage in the dragon show folks#somewhere in the other castle alicent is getting wind of rhaenyra being a girl kisser and probs wants to walk into the ocean#could have been doing rhaenyra this entire time instead of partaking in her spawns shenanigans couldnt you ali#putting this in the notes because idk how many doctor who fans actually watch hotd:#this feels like something that would happen to 11 and clara if they got separated on adventure#viserys can eat dragons toenails but PADDYYYYYY lovely to see you back king#rhaenyra targaryen#mysaria#also wasnt mysaria also with daemon at one point#she saw his wife and thought she had more rizz for real#daemon targaryen#wlw#team black#house of the dragon#hotd spoilers#a song of ice and fire
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IMMA DEVIL IMMA BREAK YOU DOWN!!!
#trigun#trigun maximum#NICHOLAS D WOLFWOOD#WOLFWOOD I AM LIVING IN YOUR WALLLLLSSS#fun fact this was sorta a study based on a pic i took of myself tryna cosplay as ww.......FJDHSJFH#also the song lyrics are from remi wolf's remix of you first by paramore....... go look at the lyrics theyre SOOO wolfwood#ok end of art spam DJSAGDJSAH#WAS FEELIN A LITTLE INSANE WHILE POSTING?? bc i do feel like ive improved a little in these last few months 0_0#thank you wolfwood and thank you life drawing :salute:#alright good night folks
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save me, embrace me
#orv spoilers#so sorry to the folks who follow me on all platforms but once again i am promoting Save Me by bai sha jaws. It's a good song#orv#orv fanart#omniscient reader fanart#omniscient readers viewpoint#omniscient reader#kim dokja#kdj#doksoo#han sooyoung#hsy#crit's art: orv
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sinner, you better get ready
#aura blackquill#simon blackquill#athena cykes#ace attorney#dual destinies#i know i should have looked up japanese funeral traditions for Metis but researching it made me sad. sorry >_<#Also I hope Aura's critique of masculinity comes thru- that its constructed to extract value from the working class & excuse state violence#it changes how I percieve Auras resentment of Athena- its almost less directed at her and more at the concept of innocence itself#that is: the binary of innocence & guilt which a foundational myth of the carceral state and simon wields against himself to save athena.#ANYWAY Aura have big tiddy and hate the system and that is why we simp#Also the subtitle is a linga ignotica lyric and a folk song
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Fast art inspired by The amazing devil song "Drinking song for the socially anxious". One of my favourites songs that I found this year❤️���🩹
#art#drawing#sketch#digital art#fanart#the amazing devil#drinking song for the socially anxious#ruin#joey batey#madeleine hyland#god i love alt folk
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Who do you think send the winds, if not the gods?
Osha, Rickon and Shaggy
#i love her in aCoK#osha is underrated#fanart#asoiaf#drawing#illustration#a song of ice and fire#the winds of winter#game of thrones#asoiaf fanart#valyrian scrolls#art#free folk#wildlings#beyond the wall#skagos#shaggy dog#dire wolf#rickon stark#house stark#first men#north#natives#northmen
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Carved by Garden cover creation
Carved by the Garden is my single-player tabletop RPG that's live on Kickstarter until August 5!
It's a journaling game that uses a standard deck of playing cards, a tumbling block tower, a six-sided die, and tokens. There is a preview linked on the Kickstarter page.
This is a folk horror game! If you don't know what that means, it's a mix of media inspirations like The Ritual, The Witch, Midsommar and more. There's also a dash of corrupted folklore and of course cryptids. If you love spooky ghost stories set in the woods, please check it out!
#horror#folk horror#folk art#art process#my art#journaling#solo journaling#solo ttrpg#solo journaling game#folklore#folk song
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Navajo Miku!
I'm mixed so we gotta represent both sides:)
I love saying "miku, miku, ooohweeeoooh" idek what that song is called but it's on loop in my mind
This is peak Americana
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#some people say navajo (mostly older folks) and thats what the legal name is but Diné is what others say bc it means people#i tend to just use both#yeah dont let my paper white skin fool you#so the party in the usa bit is funny bc a few months ago i was preparing fruit for a party and my sister was blasting music#and we were singing along and this song came on and she was like come on both of us together make a full white person#idk it was so funny at the time#eating a hamburger in a car is such a unique experience especially on a bed of a truck#hastune miku#miku#navajo#diné#miku worldwide#indigenous miku#cpys art#miku in your culture
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