Far Over the Forth
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1952
Track ID
49676
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1952.43.B5; SA1952.43.B6
Original Tape ID
Summary
The singer has been parted from her sweetheart, the father of her child. His parents disapproved of their romance, but they plighted their troth in the old style. He is now in the west and she longs for him.
Jeannie Robertson got the song via her daughter from an old Traveller woman who was a relation of theirs. Discussion of Jeannie's relations and Traveller clans: Stewarts, Robertsons and MacPhees.
Item Notes
Text transcribed in School of Scottish Studies. 6 verses, the last the same as the second.
Item Subject/Person
Stewart Traveller family; Robertson Traveller family
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good