MacPherson's Rant

Contributors

Stewart, Christina, 1893-? (6497)

Fieldworkers

Goldstein, Prof. Kenneth, 1927-1995 (40)

Date

Track ID 57054

Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1960.169.A5

Original Tape ID

Summary

MacPherson, about to be hanged, challenges anyone in Scotland to cross swords with him. He breaks his fiddle and says he does not repent.

Item Notes

6 verses with refrain.

See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 3, pp. 594-598
Ord p. 443

Item Subject/Person

MacPherson, James

Recording Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Old Deer

Village/Place - Fetterangus

Language

Scots

Genre

Collection

Classification

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good