Far Over the Forth
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
July 1962
Track ID
24095
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1962.25.B7
Original Tape ID
Summary
Jeannie Robertson, with the assistance of husband Donald [Higgins] and brother-in-law Isaac, put a tune to words found in an old Burns book.
The girl's sweetheart loves her but his parents disapprove. They plight their troth at a mountain cairn.
Item Notes
4 verses. There is no text in modern editions of Burns that exactly corresponds, but cf. 'I Look to the North', also known as 'Out Over the Forth'.
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good