Tam Lin
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Summary
Fragments of the ballad 'Tam Lin', in which a young woman is seduced by a man held captive by fairies.
Item Notes
6 verses of 4 lines, except verses 4 and 6 with 2 lines only.
See SA1967.140.B1 on the same tape for more information.
See:
'Tocher' 33 (1979) pp. 156-159
Greig-Duncan, vol. 2, pp. 486-487
'Scottish Ballads' (E. Lyle, 1994) pp. 125-131
'Scottish Ballad Book' (N. Buchan, 1973) pp. 97-100
'The Scottish Ballads' (R. Chambers, 1829) pp. 209-217
'Ballads of Scotland' vol. 1 (W. E. Aytoun, 1858) pp. 7-12
'Book of Scottish Ballads' (A. Whitelaw, 1845) pp. 449-454
'Everyman's Book of British Ballads' (R. Palmer, 1980) pp. 64-65
'Last Leaves of Traditional Ballads' (A. Keith & G. Greig, 1925) pp. 26-29
'The Traditional and National Music of Scotland' (F. Collinson, 1966) p. 16
'The Scots Musical Museum', vol. 5 (J. Johnson, R. Burns, 1853) pp. 423-425, no. 411
'Andrew Crawfurd's Collection of Ballads & Songs' vol. 2 (E. Lyle, 1996) pp. 9-11, pp. 32-35
'Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads' vol. 1 (B. H. Bronson, F. J. Child, 1959) pp. 327-331
'The Muckle Sangs' (Booklet), Scottish Tradition Series: 5, Greentrax Recordings, 1992, pp. 10-12
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair