"I know where I'm going"

[Andrewson]

Since my father (Andrew) helped to provide the vocal accompaniment to this film, it is one that I have know since I was a boy. As a boy I thought it was a bit twee. I was certainly bothered by the fact that the male lead was so obviously English.

Now I am a bit older I understand its charms a lot more and I can see that the representation of the laird as having an English accent is probably quite accurate given the likelihood that the sons of the big house would be sent to England for their education. The friendly hospitality and humanity of the highlanders warms the heart on the film and in reality.

[McClef]

Now I am a bit older I understand its charms a lot more and I can see that the representation of the laird as having an English accent is probably quite accurate given the likelihood that the sons of the big house would be sent to England for their education. The friendly hospitality and humanity of the highlanders warms the heart on the film and in reality.

It's not unusual for well-off Scots to have non-Scots accents - my guess is that you would be hard pressed to find Scottish aristocracy and clan chieftains etc who do. I knew a few at St Andrews university!