The Scottish Emigrant's Farewell

Contributors

Douglas, Charlie, 1893- (2257)

Fieldworkers

Collinson, Francis, 1898-1984 (6) Maclean, Calum Iain, 1915-1960 (273)

Date 20 September 1956

Track ID 13897

Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1956.136.A15

Original Tape ID

SA1956.136

Summary

A fragment of 'The Scottish Emigrant's Farewell', in which an emigrant bids farewell to the Scotland he loves, vowing always to remember and toast her.

Item Notes

1 verse of 8 lines.

Words and music composed by Alexander Hume (1811-1859) of Edinburgh.

See:
'Lyric Gems of Scotland' vol. 1 (comp. John Cameron, 1856) p. 33
'The Glasgow Poets: Their Lives and Poems' (G. Eyre-Todd, 1906) p. 306

Recording Location

County - Roxburghshire

Parish - Yetholm

Village/Place - Kirk Yetholm

Language

English, Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair