Young Emslie
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1970.20.A2
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this tragic ballad, Emslie's sweetheart Edward returns from sea with a deal of money. Fearing for his safety, she warns him not to tell her parents if he goes to the tavern. She then has a foreboding dream that Edward has been murdered, and on waking confronts her parents. They admit murdering him, and the girl has them executed.
Item Notes
8 verses of 4 lines, except verses 4 and 5 with 3 lines. Also known as 'Young Emma' and 'Edwin (Edmund) in the Lowlands Low'.
See:
'Tocher' 9 (1973) pp. 16-17
Greig-Duncan vol. 2, pp. 14-21, no. 189
'Folksongs Sung in Ulster' (R. Morton, 1970) pp. 53-54
'Jeannie Robertson' (J. Porter & H. Gower, 1995) pp. 234-236
'Sam Henry's Songs of the People' (G. Huntington, 1990) p. 434
'Folk-Song of the North-East' (G. Greig, K. Goldstein, A. Argo, 1963 reprint) art. CXXIII
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Aberdeen
Village/Place - Aberdeen
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good