raya yarbrough sang the skye boat song in outlander.
raya yarbrough sang the skye boat song in outlander.
who sings the skye boat song in outlander?
raya yarbrough
a modified version of "the skye boat song" is used as the theme music for the tv series "outlander" sung by raya yarbrough and arranged by bear mccreary. notably, the word ""lad"" used in the version by robert louis stevenson is replaced by ""lass"" to reflect the story.









































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bullet::::- pop archives: covers of "the skye boat song"









































bullet::::- "the skye boat song", by robert louis stevenson, published in the collection "songs of travel and other verses" at project gutenberg









































bullet::::- spirit of god - lyrics









































bullet::::- spirit of god - alternative lyrics
the skye boat song
the skye boat song









































"the skye boat song" is a late 19th century scottish song recalling the journey of prince charles edward stuart (bonnie prince charlie) from uist to the isle of skye as he evaded capture by government troops after his defeat at the battle of culloden in 1746.









































sir harold boulton, 2nd baronet composed the lyrics to an air collected by anne campbelle macleod in the 1870's and their line "over the sea to skye", now a cornerstone of the tourism industry on the isle of skye.
the skye boat song