When I Was Nou But Sweet Sixteen
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
16 January 1960
Track ID
56108
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.147.B10
Original Tape ID
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
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair