Brose Aa Day
Unknown Person
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1978.120
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this comic song, a farm worker recalls his first working days, when he was given only brose to eat for breakfast, dinner and tea, leaving him perpetually hungry. He would dream about bannocks and butter at night, and always went to bed and rose hungry. The kitchen maid, his future wife, took pity on him and would give him biscuits. The singer admits brose has been the staple of many people, but still thinks brose for all meals is hard to bear.
Item Notes
Sung to a tune variant of 'Vilikens and his Dinah'. Recorded at a Traditional Music and Song Association Kinross Festival Men's Singing Competition.
Recording Location
County - Kinross-shire
Parish - Kinross
Village/Place - Kinross
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good