HARD AS NAILS
| 1. |
St Valery
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8:32
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| 2. |
I'm still walking
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3:46
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| 3. |
Darkness coming down
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5:29
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| 4. |
Landscape of dreams
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3:19
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| 5. |
Iolair Iolaire
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7:07
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| 6. |
Long way to go
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4:06
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| 7. |
The tattered outlaw
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3:21
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| 8. |
The old violin
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4:20
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| 9. |
Loved and lost
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4:25
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| 10. |
Hard as nails
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5:17
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| 11. |
The band song
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4:50
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| 12. |
Farewell
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3:34
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HARD AS NAILS Songs
St Valery
This is the tragic story of the 51st Highland Division's encirclement and capture at St Valery en Caux in Northern France in June 1940.
I'm still walking
When the world is going crazy, things are falling apart and you find the going tough, you just have to keep walking.
Daarkness coming down
Light has come into the world, and the darkness has not overcome it.
Landscape of dreams
This is an affectionate reflection on growing up in a remote area of the Highlands, before leaving and finding light in the city.
Iolair Iolaire
On New Year's Day 1919, hundreds of sailors were returning home to Stornoway after the horrors of the First World War. Looking forward to being reunited with family and friends, little did any of them think that the last tragedy of the war would be played out on their home shore.
Long way to go
Sometimes you know that you have a long journey to make in life before you reach your desired destination.
The tattered outlaw
God delights in unlikely heroes. The lyrics are a poem by G K Chesterton.
The old violin
We look on the outward appearance; God looks on the heart, the heart he can redeem. The lyrics are a poem by Myra Brooks Welch.
Loved and lost
Can the heartache of love lost point us to a greater love?
Hard as nails
This was inspired by my late friend, Rev Kenny MacDonald, whose daughter Alison was lost in India in 1981. He was tough and strong, but with a gentle heart. He got it from someone who was like that, but only more so.
The band song
This is a piece of fun in ceilidh band mode, thinking about some of the escapades we have had as a band, and talented musicians who have contributed to our sound over the years.
Farewell
Parting from friends is hard, but it's great we can celebrate their friendship and wish them well.
