The Boston Smuggler
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Title - The Boston Smuggler
Contributors - Jimmy MacBeath
Reporters - Hamish Henderson
Summary - The singer was born of honest parents in Boston, but becomes a smuggler. He is caught, tried, and sent to Charlestown, to the grief of his parents. He hopes to wed his sweetheart and lead an honest life when he is released.
Track Duration (h:m:s) - 00:02:30
Date Recorded - 1952.10.15
Language - English
Genre - Song
Collection - School of Scottish Studies
Track ID - 21767
Original Tape ID - SA1952.029
Original Track ID - SA1952.29.B5 (B10)
Audio Quality - Good
Audio Format - R2R
Classification - GD260; LL16; R261;
Item Notes - Music transcribed in School of Scottish Studies. 6 verses. Only two lines in verse 4. A convict song of Irish American origin.
See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 2, pp. 266
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Contributors - Jimmy MacBeath
Reporters - Hamish Henderson
Summary - The singer was born of honest parents in Boston, but becomes a smuggler. He is caught, tried, and sent to Charlestown, to the grief of his parents. He hopes to wed his sweetheart and lead an honest life when he is released.
Track Duration (h:m:s) - 00:02:30
Date Recorded - 1952.10.15
Language - English
Genre - Song
Collection - School of Scottish Studies
Track ID - 21767
Original Tape ID - SA1952.029
Original Track ID - SA1952.29.B5 (B10)
Audio Quality - Good
Audio Format - R2R
Classification - GD260; LL16; R261;
Item Notes - Music transcribed in School of Scottish Studies. 6 verses. Only two lines in verse 4. A convict song of Irish American origin.
See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 2, pp. 266
Permanent Link - http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/fullrecord/21767/1
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