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The Song of the Choruses

Date 26 December 1959
Track ID 54859
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1960.141.B10

Original Tape ID

SA1960.141

Summary

A love song made up of titles and famous lines from some well-known Scottish songs.

Item Notes

2 verses of 4 lines, with a chorus of 8 lines.

On tape SA1961.40 there is a performance of the same song by the contributor's brother, Geordie Stewart.

Songs referenced:
'Bonny Mary o Argyle' (Roud Folk Song Index no. 12904)
'Annie Laurie' (Roud 8179)
'Loch Lomond' (Roud 9598)
'Bonnie Lass o Ballochmyle' (Roud 6168)
'Will Ye No Come Back Again' (Lady Nairne)
'Bonnie Wood o' Craigielea' (Robert Tannahill)
'My Heart's in Bonnie Scotland' (John C. Grieve)
'The Bonnets o Bonnie Dundee' (Sir Walter Scott)

Recording Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Old Deer

Village/Place - Fetterangus

Language

Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair