The Gallowa Hills
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1985.69.B5
Original Tape ID
Summary
Invitation song in which the singer asks his sweetheart to go with him to Galloway. She consents.
Item Notes
Recorded at a ceilidh in the Town Hall of St John's Town of Dalry.
'The Gallowa Hills' is believed to have originated from a song by William Nicholson (15th August 1783 - 16th May 1849) called 'The Braes of Galloway', first published in his 'Tales in Verse, and Miscellaneous Poems descriptive of Rural Life and Manners' (1814). 20th century versions appear to stem from broadsides in the late 19th century.
See:
'101 Scottish Songs' (N. Buchan, 1962) p. 102
National Library of Scotland, Broadside Ballad collection, RB.m.143(119)
'Jeannie Robertson: Emergent Singer, Transformative Voice' (J. Porter & H. Gower, 1995) pp. 171-172
'Tales in Verse, and Miscellaneous Poems descriptive of Rural Life and Manners' (W. Nicholson, 1814), pp. 262-263
Recording Location
County - Kirkcudbrightshire
Parish - Dalry
Village/Place - St John's Town of Dalry
Item Location
Village/Place - Galloway
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair