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London Town

Date 08 April 1990
Track ID 99449
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1990.088

Original Tape ID

SA1990.088

Summary

Tragic song in which Willie refuses to marry the girl he has made pregnant, and advises her to go home and tell her parents. She fears disgrace, and decides she would rather kill herself by drowning. Willie discovers her body floating down the Clyde, and laments, saying he should have married her.

Item Notes

Recorded at the Arthur Argo Memorial Concert at Edinburgh International Folk Festival.

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Language

English, Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good