The Hat My Father Wore
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
January 1952
Track ID
15986
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1952.07.B3
Original Tape ID
Summary
Paddy Miles has come from Ireland; he can sing and dance, and is proud to wear the hat his father wore.
Willie Mathieson learned the song from a wandering singer called Paddy.
Item Notes
Text and music transcribed in School of Scottish Studies. 1 verse. It is an Irish-American parody of a famous Orange song, but the tune here bears little resemblance to the usual tune for 'The Sash My Father Wore'.
See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 8., pp. 66-68
Willie Mathieson's MSS I:232
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Ellon
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good