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The Brave Duke of Gordon is Cock of the North, 1956
Track ID : 3100
A verse that people used to call out to the Duke of Gordon as he rode past to Tomintoul: The brave Duke of Gordon is Cock o the North, He can hunt in every forest between Grantshouse and Forth, He...
King Fareweel, 1956
Track ID : 3178
A recited fragment: At Prestonpans we arranged our clans, And mony a baby lost its daddy; Like winds on the sky we made them fly, Wi every wave o the tartan plaidie.
Bothy ballads were not sung in Glenlivet., 1956
Track ID : 3180
Bothy ballads were not sung in Glenlivet.
Adam Cameron, 1956
Track ID : 3191
Recited fragments of the song 'Adam Cameron': Adam Cameron is my name, I'm the second son o a' Boyndie, My elder brother he heirs the land, I'm a soldier true and you'll find me. O I took leave f...
Tam Lin, 1956
Track ID : 3194
A recited fragment of the ballad 'Tam Lin': The Elfin Queen'll gie a shout, "Tam o Lin's awa!" The contributor explains that Tam Lin had been captured by the fairies and couldn't escape until a w...
Songs recited rather than sung in Glenlivet. , 1956
Track ID : 3195
Songs recited rather than sung in Glenlivet. Hamish Henderson asks if songs were sung, or just said in a sing-song. Adam Lamb says that in his day, people just said the words over to remember them.
The Band o Shearers, 1956
Track ID : 3138
A recited fragment of the song 'The Band o Shearers': Bonnie lassie, will ye gang, And shear wi me the hale day lang? And efter a' the shearin's done We'll hae a rantin roarin fun An forget a' the...
Johnny o Breadisley, 1956
Track ID : 3139
Recited fragments of the ballad 'Johnnie o Breadisley', in which Johnnie is assaulted by a band of foresters; he retaliates, killing all but one, whom he sends home injured.
The Battle o Harlaw, 1956
Track ID : 3140
Recited fragments of the ballad, 'The Battle o Harlaw': As I cam doon by Durisdeer An ower by Netherha' There wis fifty thoosan Hielanmen A' mairchin tae Harlaw. The Hielanmen wi their lang swo...
The Minister and his Wether, 1956
Track ID : 3141
A recited fragment of the song 'The Minister and his Wether', in which a boy tells us: The minister has a fine fat wether, He was fed on corn and hay, And I'll go doon wi some corn in ma pooch And...
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