O Let me In this Ae Nicht
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1956
Track ID
30502
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1956.117.A2
Original Tape ID
Summary
The over-enthusiastic suitor manages to break his lover's bed, waking her mother.
Andrew Stewart overheard his mother sing this but it was not sung in front of children so he only caught a few words.
Item Notes
1 verse, chorus before and after.
See:
'Scots Musical Museum' vol. 4 (Johnson), pp. 320-321, no. 311
'Ancient & Modern Scottish Songs' (Herd, 1869, 1973) vol. 2, pp.167-
169
Greig-Duncan vol. 4, pp. 120-123
Recording Location
County - Perthshire
Parish - Blairgowrie
Village/Place - Blairgowrie
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good