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Johnny o Braidislee/Son David

Date 31 March 1984
Track ID 82223
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1984.015

Original Tape ID

SA1984.015

Summary

The ballad 'Johnny o Braidislee' tells of Johnny going hunting against his mother's advice, and his confrontation with foresters, whom he kills.

Stanley Robertson learned 'Johnny o Braidislee' from old Maggie Stewart, though he had also heard his father and Jeannie Robertson sing it. Maggie sang 'grewhunds' for 'greyhounds'. Stanley demonstrates the difference between Maggie's style and Jeannie's by singing some lines from 'Son David'. The difference is between public and private performance. Stanley learned 'The Laird o Drum' from his mother. He learned 'The Clatterin o Clyde's Water' from Maggie, but sings it in his own style.

Language

English, Scots

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R69 GD250 C114

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good