Atween Steenhive and Laurencekirk
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
07 September 1985
Track ID
91862
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1985.162
Original Tape ID
Summary
Bothy ballad in which the singer is hired by a wealthy farmer between Stonehaven and Laurencekirk. He works the horses well, but the farmer takes exception to him courting a servant. He thinks it awful that courting is forbidden, but warns farm workers to court the housekeeper first and not the servant.
Geordie Anderson's father used to sing this song. However he learned it from words supplied by a man who is also in the audience.
Item Notes
Recorded at a Traditional Music and Song Association Kirriemuir Folk Festival Singing Competition.
Recording Location
County - Angus
Parish - Kirriemuir
Village/Place - Kirriemuir
Item Location
County - Kincardineshire
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good