{"id":1201,"date":"2007-01-22T02:54:05","date_gmt":"2007-01-22T08:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conradaskland.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/music-for-robert-burns-supper-toast-to-lassies-and-laddies\/"},"modified":"2007-05-03T19:09:56","modified_gmt":"2007-05-04T01:09:56","slug":"music-for-robert-burns-supper-toast-to-lassies-and-laddies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/music-for-robert-burns-supper-toast-to-lassies-and-laddies\/","title":{"rendered":"Music for Robert Burns Supper &#8211; Toast to Lassies and Laddies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/rburns1.gif\" id=\"image1131\" alt=\"rburns1.gif\" align=\"left\" \/><br \/>\nYou may copy, distribute and perform these two pieces freely, I just ask that you link to this page so people come here for the source material.<\/p>\n<p>More info on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.conradaskland.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/robert-burns\/\">Scottish Poet Robert Burns and the annual Burns Supper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Choir music for A Toast to the Lassies (Male Choir -Tenor\/Bass) and a Toast to the Laddies (Female Choir &#8211; Soprano\/Alto) created for the 16th Annual Robert Burns Scottish Evening presented by the Celtic Arts Foundation of Skagit County, Washington on January 20, 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Both songs were received very well on their debut. The Toast to the Lassies is straight ahead Burns poetry, and our new response The Toast to the Laddies filled the room with laughter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conradaskland.com\/audio\/askland-burns-lassie-toast.mp3\">Toast to the Lassies Burns Dinner Choir Music MP3<\/a> &#8211; Audio<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conradaskland.com\/audio\/askland-burns-laddie-toast.mp3\">Toast to the Laddies Burns Dinner Choir Music<\/a> &#8211; Audio<\/p>\n<p>Vocalists on the recording include Ruth Haines, Kelly Pollino, Rebecca Wright, Natalie Howell, Judy Sjernen, John Haines and Evan Erickson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOAST TO THE LASSIES &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.conradaskland.com\/audio\/askland-burns-lassie-toast.mp3\">Listen MP3<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nLyrics by Robert Burns<br \/>\nThe Henpecked Husband &#8211; 1788<\/p>\n<p>Curs\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be the man, the poorest wretch in life,<br \/>\nThe crouching vassal to a tyrant wife!<br \/>\nWho has no will but by her high permission,<br \/>\nWho has not sixpence but in her possession;<br \/>\nWho must to she, his dear friend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s secrets tell,<br \/>\nWho dreads a curtain lecture worse than hell.<br \/>\nWere such the wife had fallen to my part,<br \/>\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d break her spirit or I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d break her heart;<br \/>\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d charm her with the magic of a switch,<br \/>\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d kiss her maids, and kick the perverse bitch.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note<\/strong> &#8211; Last word omitted on recording. Men&#8217;s chorus can motion with hands in a &#8220;ta-da&#8221; fashion on the beat of that nasty &#8220;b&#8221; word. Also over enunciate the word &#8220;switch&#8221; and everyone will know what word should have been there. A good way to present authentic Robert Burns coarse material in mixed company. The word has a different feel to it now than it did in Burns&#8217; time, and I think it offends modern sensibilities. Your choice on how to perform.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>TOAST TO THE LADDIES &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.conradaskland.com\/audio\/askland-burns-laddie-toast.mp3\">Listen MP3<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nLyrics by Conrad Askland &#8211; 2007<br \/>\n<em> (An updated response to and similiar metre for Robert Burns &#8220;The Henpecked Husband&#8221;.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A toast to the Laddies for the very best in life,<br \/>\nAnd a few concerns from your lovely wives.<br \/>\nIt seems to us you&#8217;ve misplaced your thinking cap,<br \/>\nWhy when you&#8217;re lost won&#8217;t you just ask for a map?<br \/>\nWhen you hear us talking do not act like we&#8217;re dull,<br \/>\nAnd could you just one time give up the remote control?<br \/>\nYou should know when we ask you about our behinds,<br \/>\nWe expect a sweet reply that&#8217;s gentle and kind.<br \/>\nRemember that we know the form that God hath wilt,<br \/>\nSo stop exaggeratin&#8217; bout what&#8217;s beneath yer kilt!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may copy, distribute and perform these two pieces freely, I just ask that you link to this page so people come here for the source material. More info on Scottish Poet Robert Burns and the annual Burns Supper. 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