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The March of Cambreadth

This one needs no further commentary on my part. Suffice it to say that it definitely taps into something primal, a sense of peoplehood and a desperate responsibility for kith and kin.

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Calling All The Clans

We need more music like this.

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This appears to be some serious Kinist entertainment. Hunt For Gollum – Trailer Oneby HuntForGollum

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Good Ol Boys Like Me

This one always cuts deep.

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GIVE US MEN

Well, today’s our moving day– we’re officially taking part in the great Northwest migration. We’re leaving the soured land of California for colder climes and warmer community. As my parting gift I offer this personal favorite, GIVE US MEN.  Give us Men!Men– from every rank,Fresh and free and frank;Men of thought and reading,Men of light [...]

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The Gathering

Here’s a bit of Christian literature from the days when the Church understood Patriotism: Time rolls his ceaseless course. The race of yore  Who danced our infancy upon their knee, And told our marvelling boyhood legend’s store Of their strange ventures happ’d by land or sea, How are they blotted from the things that be! [...]

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Ireland is one of the signal European countries awakening to the reality of the Faustian compact which the European Union truly represents. God save Ireland indeed.

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Treachery

Now here is a personal indulgence: I spent much of my childhood transfixed by tales of courage, adventure, and the dawning of civilization when the world was a sprawling expanse of mystery, interrupted only by the occasional feudal state or tribal fiefdom. The authors of such works were numerous—some quite respectable, others less so. What [...]

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A Dougie MacLean original as sang by Hank MacGregor…Here are the lyrics: You’re a stranger to these hills and you’ve come up here to end your days And you love our running rivers and you love our quaint little Highland ways You sold your house in the city – you put it on the market [...]

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A friend of mine is currently translating a series of German Hymns into English for future publication. As you might imagine, the rhyme and meter are a challenge to carry over into English but the results he’s achieved are so impressive that I felt compelled to share the wealth, so, with his permission, here is [...]

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