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The Norowa Wheel

Date September 1959
Track ID 47853
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1955.145.2

Original Tape ID

SA1955.145

Summary

Kitty Anderson learned this song from an Unst woman who learned it as a girl. It tells of the yearning of a girl spinning as she anticipates her lover's leaving.

Item Notes

The same singer sings a version in a different key later on the same tape (SA1955.145).

Recording Location

County - Shetland

Parish - Lerwick

Language

Scots

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good