Sir James the Rose

Original Track ID

SA1956.112.A10

Original Tape ID

SA1956.112

Summary

A fragment of the ballad 'Sir James the Rose', followed by lilting of the tune:

...
The Lowlands o' Balaichan[?]
There you'll Sir James the Rose
With his pony standing bleeding

The contributor heard the song sung in Ireland, but does not recall the words.

Item Notes

Recorded in the berryfields of Blairgowrie. Fragment of a verse of 4 lines.

See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 2, pp. 178-188
'The Scottish Ballads' (R. Chambers, 1829) pp. 353-360
'Book of Scottish Ballads' (A. Whitelaw, 1845) pp. 39-43
'Ballads of Scotland' vol. 1 (W. E. Aytoun, 1858) pp. 86-89
'Traditional Ballad Airs' vol. 1 (W. Christie, 1876) pp. 16-19
'Ancient & Modern Scottish Songs' vol. 1 (D. Herd, 1869/1973) pp. 30-37
National Library of Scotland, Broadside Ballad collection, L.C.Fol.70 (25a)
'Last Leaves of Traditional Ballads' (A. Keith, G. Greig, 1925) pp. 137-141
'Folk-Song of the North-East' (G. Greig, K. Goldstein, A. Argo, 1963 reprint) art. no. XXXIX

Recording Location

Language

English

Genre

Song Information

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R2274 GD235 C213

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair