That Guy Fae the Corries

by Ronnie Browne

A funny and fascinating autobiography from one half of The Corries, the popular Scottish folk duo who wrote and made famous Scotland's unofficial national anthem, ""Flower of Scotland."" With color and black & white plates.

400 pages, Hardcover

First published May 21, 2015

Reviews

[Kevin Low]

I'd attended the speaking tour that accompanied the books release, but hadn't picked up a copy at the time.

Reading this now brings back the memory of the warm funny, and emotional man I remember from that speaking tour. A brief scan of the book would suggest someone obsessed with money, given the extensive detail on display, but when your primary source (apart from your own memory) is your financial records that can be forgiven.

A fascinating insight into the life of a singer, artist and personality.

[Ginebra Lavao Lizcano]

Uh I don't know. Quite unimpressed. There were so many details about home purchases and specific events that I easily lost track of what the book was about. I have read biographies before about people I did not know much about and they managed to entertain me better than this one did. I cannot think of anyone but of a very few Corries fans to actually be curious about some of the information that this book contains.

[Mairi]

A personable account of the life and adventures of Ronnie Browne. His attempt is to show his life as more than just one of the Corries, and this he does. It's also a loving tribute to his wife Pat.

[Liz]

I love The Corries music. However, I was very disappointed by most of this book. The early chapters were great but lost my way after the first half.