The Dowie Dens of Yarrow
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
05 March 1960
Track ID
53464
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.153.A1
Original Tape ID
Summary
The young noblewoman is courted by several knights but is in love with a ploughman. They stage a fight in which the ploughman bests them, but her brother stabs him in the back. She meets her brother and tells him she dreamt that she pulled a red rose and he tells her it means her lover is lying dead. Grief-stricken she goes to where his body lies, ties her long hair round him and carries him home. Her father promises her a better match but she says there can be none.
Item Notes
14 verses. Tragic ballad of family betrayal. Fine version with good text.
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Longside
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good