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Peggy on the Banks o Nith

Date 1962
Track ID 91420
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1962.077

Original Tape ID

SA1962.077

Summary

Man's love song for his sweetheart, Peggy. He rebukes shepherds with their tartan plaids, and wealthy farmers for trying to steal her away from him. He cares nothing for wealth, and says that she has his heart, and will soon have his hand.

Item Notes

This is the rare original version of this song. Most versions have been conflated with the seduction and abandonment song 'When I was Noo but Sweet Sixteen' (Roud Folk Song Index no. 5138), also known as 'Hishie Ba' (Roud 3449).

See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 6, p. 132, no. 1131
'The Seeds of Love' (S. Sedley, 1967) pp. 106-107
'The Scottish Folksinger' (Buchan & Hall, 1973) p. 81
'Scottish Studies' 1 (H. Henderson, 1957) pp. 246-248
'Jeannie Robertson' (J. Porter & H. Gower, 1995) pp. 233-234
'A Collection of Scots Songs' (A. Munro & H. Henderson, 1972) p. 18
'Scottish Studies' 21 (H. Gower & J. Porter, 'Jeannie Robertson: The Lyric Songs', 1977) pp. 74-76
'Lyrica Erotica' vol. 2 'A Wee Thread o Blue' LP (Arthur Argo), Prestige International PR-INT 13048, Side 1, track 4

Recording Location

County - Wigtownshire

Parish - Penninghame

Village/Place - Waterside Farm

Item Location

County - Dumfriesshire

Village/Place - River Nith

Language

English, Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R6846 GD1131

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair