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Bogieside

Date 16 January 1960
Track ID 56094
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1960.147.A17

Original Tape ID

SA1960.147

Summary

Fragments of a song in which the singer bids his sweetheart farewell as he prepares to leave his native Huntly:

Assist me, all you Muses, my downcast spirits raise
And join me in full chorus to sing brave Huntly's praise,
For I leave the girl behind me whose charms is all my joy
And my heart remains in Huntly, though [I'm] far fae Bogieside.

It's down the road to Huntly lad, it's pleasant steps I've trod
[Lucy Stewart cannot recall more of the lyrics].

Item Notes

Fragment, 1 verse of 4 lines, plus fragment of a further verse. Sung to the tune of 'Bogie's Bonnie Belle' (Roud Folk Song Index no. 2155), probably owing to the similarity in the titles of the two songs.

Gavin Greig relates a communication citing John Riddel of Craigmill as the author of this piece; he is also said to have composed 'Jock o Rhynie' (Roud 2136) (Greig-Duncan, vol. 8, p. 376).

See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 8, pp. 15-26, no. 1517
'Bothy Songs & Ballads' (J. Ord, 1930) pp. 363-364
'Vagabond Songs & Ballads' vol. 2 (R. Ford, 1901) pp. 116-118
'Folk-Song of the North-East' (G. Greig, K. Goldstein & A. Argo, 1963 reprint) art. XXVIII

Recording Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Old Deer

Village/Place - Fetterangus

Item Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Huntly

Village/Place - Huntly

Language

English

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R4593 GD1517

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair