Michael Marra's visit to Arbuthnott Hall

from Odznenz 1 by eddie cairney

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Michael Marra’s visit to Arbuthnott Hall

The day was as cauld as a Scottish Spring
When thought the door came a songwriting painter
He said “my name’s Mick” as he stepped up tae the mat
And he asked for a coffee as black as ee’s hat

He said “is this a Roland; it looks no bad”
But the sound that it made was a load o’ auld wad
But never the less he did his best
Which was a hundred times better than a’ the rest; o’ us

One o’ us stood up and said “a’ canna write cause I’ve got writer’s block and that’s nae joke”
Mick said “I dinna go along wi’ a’ that stuff cause I’ve never heard o’ welder’s block and I’ve been around for a long long time”
So the fella sat doon and said “a well I suppose that’ll be fine”

So we a’ sat there fair mesmerised
Hae’n this Dundee legend right in front o’ oor eyes
He said cheerio we thanked him one and all
Wi’ ee’s genius songs still rattlin’ round the hall

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from Odznenz 1, released January 14, 2016

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Eddie Cairney is one of the country's most prolific songwriters and Scotland's best kept songwriting secret with 99 albums to date and another 100 plus in the pipeline. He has written new music to almost all of Robert Burns works totalling over 900 new songs. He writes in a great many genres, from folk to orchestral. He is also one of Scotland's most accomplished rock/blues piano players. ... more

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