“The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond”, or simply “Loch Lomond” for short, is a well-known traditional Scottish song (Roud No. 9598). It was first published in 1841 in Vocal Melodies of Scotland. Loch Lomond is a large Scottish loch located between the counties of Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire. The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond is often the final piece of music played during an evening of revelry (a disco or dinner, etc.) in Scotland, a phenomenon not seen in other parts of the United Kingdom. About 1876, the Scottish poet and folklorist Andrew Lang wrote a poem based on the song titled “The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond”. The title sometimes has the date “1746” appended—the year of the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s rebellion and the hanging of some of his captured supporters. Lang’s poem begins: Continue reading →