The Norowa Wheel
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
September 1959
Track ID
47853
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1955.145.2
Original Tape ID
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
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good