The Moss o Barradale (The Moss o Burreldale)
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1955.151.B3
Original Tape ID
Summary
The Travellers' camp at Moss of Burreldale before the fair. Drink is taken, Jock Stewart wants to start a fight but Annie puts a pail over his head then challenges him. Jock MacQueen is blown away by his own bagpipes, the dogs barked, horse roared and when Docherty arrived covered with mud everyone ran. Now the cart and sheltie [pony] are no more and Travellers need a motor car.
The singer learned the song from Willie Kemp in Meldrum and believed he had written the song.
Item Notes
6 verses with chorus. Comic Travellers' song, very popular with the travelling people and usually credited to G. S. Morris.
Recording Location
County - Perthshire
Parish - Blairgowrie
Village/Place - Blairgowrie
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good