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When I Was Nou But Sweet Sixteen

Date 16 January 1960
Track ID 56108
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1960.147.B10

Original Tape ID

SA1960.147

Summary

Fragments of the song 'Hishie Ba', in which a young woman has been abandoned by her lover, and must care for their baby all alone. She regrets not having listened to her mother's advice.

Item Notes

2 verses of 4 lines. A variant title is 'Hishie Ba' (Roud 3449).

Recording Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Old Deer

Village/Place - Fetterangus

Language

Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R5138 R3449

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair