Song of the Emigrant
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
January 1952
Track ID
15984
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1952.07.B2
Original Tape ID
Summary
The singer is recalling his homeland and his mother singing the old Scottish songs. Though he is far away, he will always sing of his native land.
Item Notes
Text and music transcribed in School of Scottish Studies. 4 verses. The song was composed by Hamilton Corbett and appeared in 'Scottish Song Book for Tenor' (notes by Alfred Moffat, publisher Bayley & Ferguson).
See also:
Greig-Duncan vol. 3, p. 332
Willie Mathieson's MSS I:238
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Ellon
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good