Binnorie

Original Track ID

SA1987.127

Original Tape ID

SA1987.127

Summary

In this version of the ballad 'Binnorie', a woman invites her sister to walk with her by the river, promising to show her wonders, but instead pushes her into the water, where she drowns. Her body is carried by the river to a nearby mill and the miller retrieves the body and hangs it up to dry, where it is seen by three passing fiddlers. One makes fiddle pegs out of four of her fingers, another uses her hair to make fiddle strings, while another takes her breast bone to make a fiddle that will play a tune its lone [on its own]. The fiddlers take the fiddle to the girl's father's hall, where it tells those present of the murder.

Recording Location

Language

English

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R8 GD213 C10

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good