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Davy Faa

Date
Track ID 77123
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1960.151.A6

Original Tape ID

SA1960.150.151

Summary

A Traveller comes to a farm and is given lodgings in the barn. He seduces the farmer's daughter. When she gives birth to a son her father offers land, stock and money to any man who will marry her. The son of a neighbouring farmer marries her, but when he is away getting workers she still meets the hawker behind the barn.

Item Notes

9 verses. Interesting text telling of a continuing relationship with Davy Faa. Tune a variant of 'Nicky Tams'.

See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 2, pp. 296-302; vol. 7, pp. 387-388

Item Subject/Person

Faa, Davie

Recording Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Strichen

Language

Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R118 GD1473 C279

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good