Drumallochie
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
21387
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1975.236.B10
Original Tape ID
Summary
On a cold November night on the banks of the River Don the singer meets a girl lamenting the absence of her lover. She is more beautiful than Mary Queen of Scots and he proposes to her but she refuses, saying she has waited seven years for her lover and will wait another seven. When he turns to go he hears her weep and say that if her love was here he would look like him but he is far away.
Item Notes
7 verses. Love song of lost love and a faithful sweetheart.
See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 5, pp. 448-457
Ord pp. 34-37
Recording Location
County - Kinross-shire
Parish - Kinross
Village/Place - Kinross
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair