Mary Sandeman sings “Wild Mountain Thyme” with the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra. The accomplished gaelic/english singer had a brief foray into pop music as Aneka, with a no 1 hit in 1981, “Japanese Boy”. Video Rating: 4 / 5
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(Also known as… Will You Go Lassie Go) Written by Francis McPeake of Northern Ireland (1885-1971). First recorded by him in 1957. www.robert-lawrence.com This song seems to create a lot of debate regarding its origins. The Irish claiming it as theirs and the Scots doing the same. A few of the words of the song were no doubt copied from a song written by a Scottish weaver and poet named Robert Tannahill entitled “The Braes of Balquhidder” (pronounce “Bal-whither”). Robert Tannahill was born in Paisley in 1774. His death occurred in 1810, by suicide. The earliest known version of The Braes of Balquhidder , which can be solidly attributed to Robert Tannahill, comes from the “Songs of Scotland” published in 1850 and edited by George Farquhar Graham. The lyrics in that book are as follows Will ye go, lassie, go, to the braes o’ Balquhidder Where the blueberries grow, ‘mang the bonnie bloomin’ heather; Where the deer and the ram, lightly bounding together, Sport ‘he lang summer day ‘mang the braes o’ Balquhidder Will ye go, lassie, go, To the braes o’ Balquhidder! Where the blueberries grow, ‘Mang the bonnie bloomin’ heather I will twine thee a bower by the clear silver fountain An’ I’ll cover it o’er wi’ the flowers o’ the mountain; I will range through the wilds, an’ the deep glens sae dreary. An’ return wi’ their spoils to the bower o’ my dearie When the rude wintry win’ idly raves round our dwellin’, An’ the roar o’ the linn on the night-breeze is swellin’ Sae merrily we …
Just look at all of this lemon thyme. Isn’t it gorgeous? Well, I just wish you could smell it. I mean, it’s just incredible. You know, I like to use herbs in interesting and different ways. You could say, “Hey, I’m going to plant an herb garden.” that’s great. I have an herb garden, and I love it. Just look across all of these plants. It looks like a sea of lemon thyme. Now, think about this as a ground cover. I use it as a ground cover in areas of my garden that are really well-drained, and I want something that would be very decorative and interesting. In fact, I took a long, narrow bed with some espaliered apple trees and planted lemon thyme under it. It was a knockout. To harvest thyme, all you have to do is take a pair of scissors and just clip off the tips, like you’re mowing this little landscape or this ground cover bed. Now, this is an herb that you can use in lots of different ways — not only in the garden, but in the kitchen, as well. In the summer, this with roasted chicken is a knockout. And new potatoes? It’s a must have. You know, what’s so great about herbs is that you can use them in so many ways — as a ground cover, certainly something to use in the kitchen, to give life a little more flavor, and just as a decorative container out on your patio. Pick up some herbs and have some fun.