Willie's Drooned in Yarrow
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
01 March 1978
Track ID
85342
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1978.33.A1
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this tragic ballad, a young woman describes her sweetheart, who has gone hunting. He does not return, and she has a foreboding dream, causing her to go in search of him. She finally finds him drowned in the Yarrow Water.
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Item Location
County - Selkirkshire
Parish - Yarrow
Village/Place - Yarrow Valley
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good