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Ca the Yowes

Date 28 April 1979
Track ID 91058
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1979.128

Original Tape ID

SA1979.128

Summary

Traditional version of a pastoral courtship song in which the singer meets her shepherd sweetheart by a river.

Item Notes

Robert Burns (1759-1796) adapted a traditional version of this song (sometimes credited to Isobel 'Tibbie' Pagan of Muirkirk) from Rev. Clunie in 1787 and had it included in James Johnson's 'Scots Musical Museum'. Burns later rewrote the song (the first verse of which begins "Hark, the mavis evening sang").

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Language

Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R857 GD1014

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good