Burns and his Highland Mary
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.249.A12
Original Tape ID
Summary
A song about the parting of Robert Burns and his lover, Mary Campbell, and her tragic death shortly afterwards.
Item Notes
Robert Burns (1759-1796) met Mary Campbell (1763-1786) in 1786, and they pursued a brief, but intense love affair. She died shortly afterwards at Greenock.
See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 6, pp. 488-492
National Library of Scotland, RB.m.143(030)
'Bothy Songs & Ballads' (J. Ord, 1930) pp. 354-355
'Vagabond Songs & Ballads' vol. 1 (R. Ford, 1899) pp. 124-126
'Till Doomsday in the Afternoon' (E. MacColl & P. Seeger, 1986) pp. 193-195
'Folk-Song of the North-East' (G. Greig, K. Goldstein & A. Argo, 1963 reprint) art. LXXVI
Murray Collection (Broadsides), Glasgow University Library, mu23-y1:009, mu23-y1:026, mu23-y4:024
Item Subject/Person
Burns, Robert; Campbell, Mary [Highland Mary]
Item Location
County - Ayrshire
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good