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Chevy Chase '99
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A Border ballad of modern times. They were always into thieving and violence round these parts, and little changes...
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Solo singer-songwriter and tunesmith playing British fingerstyle steel and nylon string guitar, and historic instruments. Scots and Irish influences.
I've been writing and playing songs and tunes since teenage years in folk clubs and pubs. I co-organise the Kelso Friday night live music sessions at the Cross Keys (hosted singaround 7.45-10pm) and Cobbles Inn (10-12pm open mic with The Cobbles Band) with the help of many friends. All welcome! Visit us at kelsofolkandlive co uk. It is worth clicking on the tab because the sound quality of my tracks is far higher than the auto player on this page. Many can be streamed or downloaded at 320KBps and the enhancement for solo guitar/voice far exceeds the benefit you get for highly compressed band recordings. My recordings are full dynamic, not compressed. Just select Hi-Fi for the first song, and an MP3 high bitrate window will open - you will still get a sequence of songs. Most of my downloads are free, but some 320KBps tracks are paid-for. These are selected because they make up my main instrumental album. I now have a YouTube page and have started doing some video recordings for fun: @daviddkilpatrick I have mainly played Lowden guitars since 1999. I current play a 1985 S5FN (nylon string), 1986 S22 (jumbo O-size mahogany/cedar), and 1995 S32 (small body rosewood/spruce). I also play my own 1997-built Martin 'kit' Grand Auditorium rosewood/spruce, a Sigma OM-T, Furch Little Jane, Tacoma Papoose, Guild 8-string baritone, Vintage V880 parlour guitar and Gordon Giltrap signature model, a Troubadour mahogany/spruce classical and an Adam Black 12-string. And that's just the guitars... also viola, mandolin, mandola, waldzither, bouzouki, Appalachian dulcimer, low D whistle, keyboards.
Song Info
Charts
Peak #41
Peak in subgenre #9
Author
David Kilpatrick
Rights
David Kilpatrick 1999
Uploaded
November 25, 2003
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.1 MB 128 kbps 3:23
Story behind the song
The original Chevy Chase ballad, or The Battle of Otterburn, relates foray of the Earl Douglas into England to find 'a prey' - deer or cattle or English blood, one's never sure. It did not go well. Bearing no resemblance in words or tune, this little Border ballad puts our Douglas on the streets of Newcastle in 1999 instead. Why not?
Lyrics
ChevyChase99 David Kilpatrick © 1999 It fell around the summer-time On a high high holiday Douglas crossed the Border One night to find a prey He had with him a hunting knife And a razor that he'd bought His hat pulled down to hide his eyes And a habit to support As the clubs were turning out, An hour before the day, Some went east and some went west But one man chanced to stray Down a darkened side-street A short cut for to find Douglas stepped out next to him And grabbed him from behind For a purse of silver, And a plastic card, He pressed the razor to his throat But I fear he pressed too hard Through the night the sirens sound And the blue, blue lights they flash They run their quarry into ground And the chase ends with a catch Blood upon the razor blade, Prints upon the knife Douglas did all kinds of shit But now he's doing life!
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