The Gallowa Hills
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1961.121
Original Tape ID
Summary
The singer asks a pretty girl to come with him and share his lot in a strange country, to which she agrees, saying that she will sell her possessions and they will go over the hills to Galloway.
Item Notes
'The Gallowa Hills' is believed to have originated in a song by William Nicholson (1783-1849) called 'The Braes of Galloway', first published in his 'Tales in Verse, and Miscellaneous Poems descriptive of Rural Life and Manners' (1814, pp. 262-263). Twentieth-century versions appear to stem from broadsides of the late 19th century.
See also:
'101 Scottish Songs' (N. Buchan, 1962) p. 102
National Library of Scotland, Broadside Ballad collection, RB.m.143(119)
'Jeannie Robertson: Emergent Singer, Transformative Voice' (J. Porter & H. Gower, 1995) pp. 171-172
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Item Location
Village/Place - Galloway
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair