Jamie Raeburn
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1960
Track ID
63283
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.257.A6
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this convict's song, Jimmy Raeburn laments leaving Scotland after being sentenced to transportation; he bids farewell to his parents and sweetheart.
Item Notes
2 verses, fragment only.
See:
Greig-Duncan, vol. 8, pp. 52-63, no. 1535
Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads, 2806 c.14(19)
'Bothy Songs & Ballads' (J. Ord, 1930) pp. 357-358
'Vagabond Songs & Ballads' vol. 2 (R. Ford, 1901) pp. 55-56
National Library of Scotland, Broadside Ballad collection, RB.m.143(121) (Poet's Box, Dundee c.1890)
National Library of Scotland, Broadside Ballad collection, L.C.1270(013)
Item Subject/Person
Raeburn, Jamie
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Strichen
Village/Place - Strichen
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good