The Boatie Rows
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
March 1960
Track ID
52849
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.152.B14
Original Tape ID
Summary
The fisherman's wife asks that the boat rows well, and that the catch is good.
Item Notes
3 verses. Piano accompaniment.
In Scots, to 'row' is: "[t]o go fishing, to put to sea in a fishing-boat whether it is propelled by oars or any other means ('The Scottish National Dictionary', available online [[http://www.dsl.ac.uk/dsl/]], accessed 1 July 2009, s.v. row v2).
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Old Deer
Village/Place - Fetterangus
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good