The Soldier Maid
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1960
Track ID
59181
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.253.A8
Original Tape ID
Summary
Fragment. A sixteen-year-old girl runs away from her parents to become a soldier and learns to drum. She remarks that in her soldier's uniform she would be easily mistaken for a man. She delights in the fact that when she undresses she is surrounded by male soldiers unaware of her true identity.
Item Notes
Fragment only; one verse, one chorus and two lines. Also known as 'The Female Drummer'.
See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 1, pp. 488-494, no. 182
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good