A Dying Soldier's Lament: Old Blind Dogs and "The Battle of Waterloo"

Old Blind Dogs performs our random tune for today, called The Battle of Waterloo. Old Blind Dogs were formed in 1990 when the three founding members met on a "buskers holiday" in the Scottish Highlands. The band was originally distinctive as it represented the music and traditions of Northeastern Scotland and sang in the dialect of Aberdeen and the region. The band focuses on traditional Scottish and Celtic music, with influences from rock, reggae, jazz, blues and Middle Eastern rhythms. The Battle of Waterloo can be found on their 1999 album The World's Room, and in a live version on their 2005 CD Play Live. The song is the dying lament of a soldier at the Battle of Waterloo. The name Boney in the song refers to Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Blind_Dogs