The Ball of Kirriemuir
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
55293
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.142.A10
Original Tape ID
Summary
A comic song about the drunken antics of the revellers at the Ball of Kirriemuir.
Item Notes
7 verses of 4 lines. Drunken revelry notwithstanding, this version lacks the bawdy elements common in other versions.
See:
Kerr's Cornkisters' (W. Kemp & J. S. Kerr, 1950) pp. 40-41
'Till Doomsday in the Afternoon' (E. MacColl & P. Seeger, 1986) pp. 209-211
Item Location
County - Angus
Parish - Kirriemuir
Village/Place - Kirriemuir
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair