The Banks o Red Roses
Contributors
Date
September 1953
Track ID
26627
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.201.4a
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this song, a young woman meets her lover by the banks of red roses, where he plays her a tune on his flute. She later begs him not to leave her, whereupon he takes out a knife and murders her. The singer warns young women against the dangers of allowing men to seduce them.
Flora MacDonald learned the song from her mother.
Item Notes
3 verses. First and third verses have 4 lines, the second has only 2.
Recording Location
County - Kincardineshire
Parish - Laurencekirk
Village/Place - Laurencekirk (Traveller's Camp)
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair