Fine Flooers in the Valley
Contributors
Unknown Person
Fieldworkers
Date
08 September 1986
Track ID
90751
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1986.084
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this ballad, a young woman kills her baby immediately after birth, and buries the body. She later sees a lovely young child and tells him she wishes he belonged to her. He reveals himself as the ghost of her murdered child.
Item Notes
Recorded at a Kirriemuir Folk Festival competition.
Recording Location
County - Angus
Parish - Kirriemuir
Village/Place - Kirriemuir
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good