There was a Girl in Marnoch

Contributors

Allanson, Alexina Stewart, 1925-1999 (2617) Rowley, Catherine, 1913- (5119)

Fieldworkers

Henderson, Hamish, 1919-2002 (10)

Date 1961

Track ID 37362

Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1961.39.A19

Original Tape ID

SA1961.039

Summary

Muddled fragments of a song in which Willie refuses to marry the girl he has courted after she has fallen pregnant, advising her to go home and tell her parents. She fears the disgrace of doing so, and decides she would rather kill herself by drowning. He discovers the body of his sweetheart floating down the tide; he rescues her corpse and laments.

Item Notes

5 verses of 4 lines, except verse 1 with 5 lines, and verse 2 with 3 lines.

See:
'Tocher' 21 (1976) pp. 181-182
Greig-Duncan vol. 6, pp. 217-218l, no. 1155

Recording Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Huntly

Village/Place - Huntly

Item Location

County - Banffshire

Parish - Marnoch

Village/Place - Marnoch

Language

English

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair