Bonnie Wee Jeannie MacColl

Contributors

Adise, John (8816)

Fieldworkers

Cooke, Peter Rich (3279) (1930-2020) Miller, Jo, 1962- (5433) Daun, Thomas (7983)

Date 11 December 1984

Track ID 88336

Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1984.79.A1; SA1984.79.A2

Original Tape ID

SA1984.079

Summary

Comic love song in which the singer recounts the story of how he courted Jeannie McColl.

John Adise talks about his singing at Masonic meetings.

Item Notes

Composed by popular Scottish entertainer Will Fyffe (1885-1947) and released on Regal Records (Regal G9390) in 1929. The official title is 'She was the Belle of the Ball'. Erroneously credited to Joe Gordon in 'The Joe Gordon Album' (J. Gordon & J. S. Kerr, 1959, pp. 4-6).

Item Subject/Person

Adise, John

Language

English, Scots

Genre

Song Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good