Adam Cameron
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1956.45.B18
Original Tape ID
Summary
Recited fragments of the song 'Adam Cameron':
Adam Cameron is my name,
I'm the second son o a' Boyndie,
My elder brother he heirs the land,
I'm a soldier true and you'll find me.
O I took leave fae my friends all
With a bold heart an' undaunted
Until I came to my Annie's bower,
A place which I oft frequented.
Will ye follow a soldier, Annie dear?
Will ye lie on the plain aside me?
And the darkest oor in a' the nicht
My love I'll wed upon thee.
Item Notes
3 verses of 4 lines. The first 2 stanzas are found in most published versions (though the last 2 lines of the second stanza show some variety); the third stanza may be mostly an interpolation by the contributor, though the third line is found in Christie's ballad.
See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 5, pp. 363-366
'Traditional Ballad Airs' vol. 2 (W. Christie, 1881) pp. 204-205
'Folk Song in Buchan' (G. Greig, K. Goldstein & A. Argo, 1963 reprint) pp. 61-62
'Folk-Song of the North-East' (G. Greig, K. Goldstein & A. Argo, 1963 reprint) arts. XLIX, LI
Item Subject/Person
Cameron, Adam
Recording Location
County - Banffshire
Parish - Inveravon
Village/Place - Glenlivet
Item Location
County - Banffshire
Parish - Boyndie
Village/Place - Boyndie
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good