The Golden Vanity
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
67912
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1970.245
Original Tape ID
Summary
Discussion and performance of a ballad about a cabin boy who sinks a Spanish privateer with an auger in exchange for promises of wealth and the hand of the skipper's daughter. The captain goes back on his word and shoots the boy instead of picking him up from the sea. The crew bury the boy at sea.
Recited then sung.
Item Notes
The beginning is prompted.
Recording Location
County - Shetland
Island - Fetlar
Parish - Fetlar
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good