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The Bonnie Wells o Wearie

Fieldworkers
Date 27 November 1976
Track ID 71034
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1976.257.A1

Original Tape ID

SA1976.257

Summary

The Bonny Wells o Wearie,
The Bonny Wells o Wearie,
Where bonnie lassies bleach their claes [clothes]
Beside the Wells o Wearie.

Alec Smith heard the song from his father, who died in 1934.

Item Notes

Transcribed in School of Scottish Studies. 1 chorus. Written by Alexander Maclagan, melody by John Charles Grieve. The Wells o Wearie used to be at the southern end of Holyrood Park in Edinburgh.

Non Scottish Recording Location

Australia

Non Scottish Recording Location

Astràilia

Language

English, Scots

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R5756 GD904

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good