The Flooer o Northumberland
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
90754
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1986.084
Original Tape ID
Summary
Ballad in which a young woman is duped into helping a Scots prisoner escape from jail in Northumberland. He promises to marry her when they get to Scotland, but instead he abandons her. On returning home, her mother tells her she is not the first to be beguiled in such a manner.
Item Notes
Recorded at a Kirriemuir Folk Festival competition.
Recording Location
County - Angus
Parish - Kirriemuir
Village/Place - Kirriemuir
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good