Bonnie Strathyre
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.136.A5
Original Tape ID
Summary
A pastoral love song in which the singer celebrates both the virtues of his sweetheart and the splendour of his native Strathyre.
Item Notes
3 verses of 8 lines. Lyrics by Harold Boulton (1859-1935) set to a traditional air he called 'Taymouth', arranged by Malcolm Leonard Lawson (b. 1849), copyright 1895 J. B. Cramer & Co. The melody is better known as 'The Muckin o Geordie's Byre' (Roud Folk Song Index no. 2137).
See:
'Songs of the North' vol. 1 (M. L. Lawson, 1895) pp. 163-166
'Modern Scottish Poets' 11th Series (ed. D. H. Edwards, 1888) p. 36
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Strichen
Village/Place - Strichen
Item Location
County - Perthshire
Parish - Balquhidder
Village/Place - Strathyre
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good