Banks o Airdrie

Contributors

Johnstone, Martha, 1902-1980 (2719)

Fieldworkers

Williamson, Dr Linda, 1949- (4291) Williamson, Duncan, 1928-2007 (4292)

Date

Track ID 129418

Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1977.142.A4

Original Tape ID

SA1977.141.142

Summary

Tragic murder ballad in which a robber accosts three sisters by Airdrie, giving them a choice between death or marriage. The first two sisters choose death, but the third vows that her brother will avenge them. The robber realises he is their brother and laments that only one sister is still alive.

The contributor remarks that you don't hear songs like this nowadays.

Item Notes

Inconsistent verse structure.

Recording Location

County - Perthshire

Parish - Coupar Angus

Village/Place - Coupar Angus

Item Location

County - Lanarkshire

Parish - New Monkland

Village/Place - Airdrie

Language

Scots, English

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good