Episode 7 : 鈥淏um notes!鈥
July 2007
EXT. B&B SOMEWHERE IN THE OUTER HEBRIDES - DAY
On the balcony of a B&B, overlooking the sea, our group practice CHOIR SINGING and 鈥楩ear A鈥 Bh脿ta鈥 is their song of choice.
BROCHAN, a stick in his paw and a music stand in front of him, struggles to get them to sing harmoniously. He taps his stick a few times.
MELODAIDH : (sings) 鈥淔hir a鈥 bh脿ta, na ho ro eile ...鈥
Morag, a cuppa in hand as usual, slurps her tea just at the moment when she鈥檚 supposed to come in.
MORAG : (a few beats too late and gurgling) 鈥淔hir a鈥 bh脿ta, na ho ro eile ...鈥
SEANAIR doesn鈥檛 wait for his cue and breaks into an operatic version of 鈥楩ear A鈥 Bh脿ta鈥.
SEANAIR: 鈥淢o shoraidh sl脿n leat ...鈥
MUNRO, earphones on, kicks in with his own rock version of the song.
MUNRO : 鈥溾檚 gach 脿it鈥 an t猫id thu!鈥
It鈥檚 a complete CACOPHONY! Poor Brochan chucks his conducting stick away in frustration. The stick hits Dwelly who pops out of the ground, disoriented, a red bump sticking out of his forehead. He leans on Brochan鈥檚 stick for support.
DWELLY: (in Gaelic) C脿ite bheil mi? (Where am I?)
SEANAIR : (in Gaelic) Ann an taigh leabaidh is bracaist (In a a bed and breakfast)
MORAG : Far a bheil sinn a鈥 fuireach! (Where we're staying)
DWELLY: (a bit more recovered) You must have made all the other guests run away with your singing.
MELODAIDH : Hey listen, we鈥檙e pretty good! (sings out of key)
鈥溾橲 tric mi sealltainn鈥
Dwelly SNAPS his fingers, making her sing from the top of her lungs but produce no sound.
DWELLY : (in Gaelic) 鈥橲 e 鈥檓 balach Dwelly! - (Don鈥檛 mess with Dwelly.)
(Dwelly hands Brochan his conducting stick back)
Brochan, please--
Brochan taps a few times and --
-- in a complete contrast to what we expect and know of Dwelly, he breaks into beautiful, perfectly in tune,angelic singing.
DWELLY
Fhir a鈥 bh脿ta, na ho ro eile
Fhir a鈥 bh脿ta, na ho ro eile
Mo shoraidh sl脿n leat 鈥檚 gach 脿it鈥 an t猫id thu!
Brochan barks enthusiastically as Dwelly takes a bow.
DWELLY
Next month you鈥檇 all better JAZZ things up a bit!
Dwelly STAMPS his foot down for emphasis, which causes the music stand to collapse on his head.
Gaelic used in this episode
C脿ite bheil mi? 鈥 Where am I?
Ann an taigh leabaidh is bracaist - In a bed and breakfast
Far a bheil sinn a鈥 fuireach! 鈥 Where we're staying!
鈥橲 e am balach Dwelly! - Don鈥檛 mess with Dwelly!
The End
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