"The Jeely Piece Song" genre: Folk
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	Probably Adam McNaughtan's best-known song, written in the late 1960s when Glasglow was experiencing comprehensive redevelopment. Thousands of four-story tenements were demolished and replaced by highrise blocks or housing schemes (like Castlemilk) on the outskirts of the city. Whole communities, which had developed around the slum tenement areas of old central Glasglow, were torn apart, and the city is still struggling to adapt to these new living conditions. Although this is pirmarily a funny song, by focusing on one tiny but poignant aspect of tenement life, it is also a very effective expression of protest. It has been adopted by so many Glasglow folk that Adam has even recorded versions of the song from children ni school playgrounds (i.e., it has successfully been incorporated into the folk repertoire). wean-kind; pieces-sandwiches
	CD: Live At The Cactus Cafe   Label: Wellfield Records Credits: Adam McNaughtan
	Story Behind the Song Probably Adam McNaughtan's best-known song, written in the late 1960s when Glasglow was experiencing comprehensive redevelopment. Thousands of four-story tenements were demolished and replaced by highrise blocks or housing schemes (like Castlemilk) on the outskirts of the city. Whole communities, which had developed around the slum tenement areas of old central Glasglow, were torn apart, and the city is still struggling to adapt to these new living conditions. Although this is pirmarily a funny song, by focusing on one tiny but poignant aspect of tenement life, it is also a very effective expression of protest. It has been adopted by so many Glasglow folk that Adam has even recorded versions of the song from children ni school playgrounds (i.e., it has successfully been incorporated into the folk repertoire). wean-kind; pieces-sandwiches For more information on Ed Miller, visit http://www.SongsOfScotland.com or find more mp3s at http://mp3.com/SongsOfScotland

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