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Macdubhsithe Diaspora

The Clan Macfie Society Spring Magazine 'The Galley' carried the poem 'Macdubhsithe Diaspora' By James. A footnote referred to 'work of a sort' being undertaken to make it a song.

This has now been done and with a little modification it is now on a CD. The same song is included as an mp3 file for download on this page. In Internet explorer the best way to download it is to right click on the link below and select Save Target as... to save the file to disk.

Although substantially compressed the mp3 file is still 3.56MB in size. This should take about 9 minutes to download with a 56K modem or 1 minute with 500K ADSL.

Windows media player should be able to play the file with no trouble. We hope you like our efforts and look forward to receiving (constructive) criticism, email comments to rgp@robmcfee.co.uk

I'm sad to inform those of you who have enjoyed this song since 2003 that James passed away peacefully in his sleep after a short illness on April 4th 2007 aged 84. He was justifiably proud of this song, and very pleased that so many people worldwide have enjoyed listening to it. On his behalf, thank you for your many kind comments.

Robin Mcfee 9th April 2007

Macdubhsithe Diaspora (Right click to download)

In the west you'll still find them
Tumbled and grey
The hearthstones they left
When our kin sailed away
Families with children
And some on their own
Left from the Island
Where they were born

Across the world
The seed was sown
In lands they now love
And call their own
In the spell of time
Home ties remain
The letters may change
But the old name's the same

And even now
From far away
The dream persists
Of Colonsay

An Echo of Pibroch
A soft touch of rain
And the road to the island
Beckons again
The sands of Kiloran
A walk on the shore
The quietness that tells them
They've been there before

And now they know
And still can say
The dream persists
On Colonsay

In the west you'll still find them
Tumbled and grey
The hearthstones they left
When our kin sailed away
Families with children
And some on their own
Left from the Island
Where they were born

And now they know
And still can say
The dream persists
On Colonsay

The CD Artwork is by Local Artist Hugh Farren.

James & Robin McFee.