The Dowie Dens o Yarrow
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
12533
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1962.62.A7
Original Tape ID
Summary
The lady is courted by nine noblemen and a ploughman. She dreams her lover is dead and her father says he will wed her to someone better than a ploughman. She goes to Yarrow. The ploughman kills three, three run away, and he wounds three others, but he is stabbed from behind.
Item Notes
8 verses. Abridged version of the Border ballad.
See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 2, pp. 99-113
Ord pp. 426-427
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good