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The Tocherless Lass

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1969.187.A13

Original Tape ID

SA1969.187

Summary

A song in which a tocherless lass [a girl without a dowry] yearns to be reunited with her true love, who is far away across the sea.

Item Notes

Three verses. Sung in harmony. This is an English translation of the Gaelic song 'Gun Chrodh Gun Aighean'. See' The Celtic Lyre' (Edinburgh, 1885) song no. 10.

Recording Location

County - Peeblesshire

Parish - Peebles

Village/Place - Peebles

Language

Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good