My Last Farewell to Stirlin o
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
46758
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1952.32.A7
Original Tape ID
Summary
The singer is being transported to serve twenty years in Van Diemen's Land [Tasmania] and is bidding farewell to his native Stirling, his sweetheart and his friends.
Jimmy Taylor learned the song at a meal-and-ale [harvest celebration] in Glenlivet from Jimmy Rattray, a shepherd from Glenlivet.
Item Notes
4 verses with chorus; several lines of verse 3 and chorus have been cut.
See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 8, pp. 48-51
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good