The Braes o Gleniffer

Contributors

Whyte, Betsy, 1919-1988 (3523) Whyte, Bryce, 1914-2006 (4512)

Fieldworkers

Cooke, Peter Rich (3279) (1930-2020) Williamson, Dr Linda, 1949- (4291)

Date 28 February 1975

Track ID 76686

Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1975.12

Original Tape ID

SA1975.012

Summary

Betsy Whyte sings fragments of Robert Tannahill's song 'The Braes o Gleniffer' in which the singer recalls happy times with her sweetheart and remarks how different things are now with him gone to war.

Bryce Whyte comments that the air is the same as that of 'Busk, busk, bonnie lassie', a Perthshire song.

Betsy confirms that most of John Whyte's children are in Aberdeen, but at least one is in England.

Item Notes

Composed by Robert Tannahill (1774-1810) in 1806. One of his best known songs, it refers to Gleniffer Braes in Renfrewshire.

Item Location

County - Renfrewshire

Parish - Paisley

Village/Place - Gleniffer Braes

Language

Scots

Genre

Song Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good