The Trooper and the Maid
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1960
Track ID
82861
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.256.A10
Original Tape ID
Summary
Seduction ballad in which a trooper sleeps with a young woman then departs in the morning with his regiment. She follows them, but is abandoned at Stirling when her pregnancy prevents her from continuing.
Item Notes
Sung to the tune of 'Mormond Braes'.
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good