Shepherd Lad o Rhynie
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
17 April 1956
Track ID
4295
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1956.48.A5
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this song, a shepherd lad asks a girl to marry him. She is at first reluctant, and then her father withholds his consent. The shepherd lad kills himself, and she, grief-stricken, also kills herself.
The contributor heard the song from two grieves, John Jamieson at Pitgaveny, and another at Huntly.
Item Notes
Eight verses. Melodeon accompaniment.
Item Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Rhynie
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good