Just Because Music: Runrig’s “Loch Lomond”
When we were touring Loch Lomond, our guide played this song for us. The more I listened to this non-traditional version of Loch Lomond, the more I liked it — better than the very classic, vaguely operatic version that my father bequeathed me. It’s rather thrilling how the energy keeps picking up as the song progresses, until it goes from ballad to march. (And have I mentioned, about 800,000 times, that my Dad was still piped into battle during WWII, so this song meant a lot to him?)
And I know what it reminds me of stylistically:
