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By the early 20th century the writing songs for music Hall had become an industry with teams of writers churning out songs and selling them on to the artists. There were one or two artists that continue to write their own songs: Harry Lauder was one of these, though Kilgarriff …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Harry Lauder <\/strong>(1870-1950) was the son of a potter and one of eight children. At 14 years old he started work as a miner, and spent 10 years in the pits. Like many artists that started in the halls, he began singing as an amateur, entertaining his workmates and others in the community. After a while as a part-time\/semiprofessional entertainer he began performing full-time at some point in the 1890s. Eventually, he was billed The Laird of the Halls<\/em>, and was perhaps the most famous Scottish comedian ever. He made the trip to London in 1900, and very quickly became a huge star, staying at the top of the bill until he stopped performing in the 1940s. He is credited with writing many of his own songs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

His songs have often been collected from traditional singers, in many instances they will have been perfectly aware that they were singing a “Harry Lauder song” but it’s possible that some of the lesser-known numbers had sneaked their way in anonymously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A provisional list of songs for Lauder wrote or co-wrote which have been collected from traditional singers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Australian girls are good enough for me<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Back back to where the heather grows<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Hey! Donal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. I love a lassie<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. I love to be a sailor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. I think I\u2019ll get wed in the summer time<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Its nice to get up in the morning<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Jean M\u2019Neil<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Just a wee Deoch-an-doris<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Killiecrankie<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. My bonnie bonnie Jean<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Piper MacFarlane<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. The Portobello Lassie<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Queen among the heather <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Roamin\u2019 in the Gloamin\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Stop yer tickling, Jock<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Tobermory<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. The Waggle o the kilt<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. We all go hame the same way<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Weddin\u2019 o\u2019 Lauchie M\u2019Graw, The<\/a>, <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. The wedding of Sandy McNab<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. Wee Hoos Mang the Heather<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. Wee Jean MacGregor<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. We parted on the shore<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    A selection of other songs from Lauder’s repertoire which have been collected from the singing of traditional singers (ones for which he does not have writing credit) are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n