Forfar Sodger
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1954
Track ID
2343
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1954.72.A7
Original Tape ID
Summary
Peninsular War song in which a Forfar man enlists in the army to escape poverty and is sent to battle. He is shot in the leg, leaving him lame, but he manages to return home and live off his army pension.
Brief introduction by Hamish Henderson.
Item Location
County - Angus
Parish - Forfar
Village/Place - Forfar
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair