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Date recorded: July 17, 1951
Contributor(s): Performer: Matheson, William; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: ballad, love song
Culture: Lowland Scotland, Scottish
Instruments: voice
Setting: The Commercial Hotel
Location: Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T3421
Track Number: 23
Archive ID: T3421R23
Transcript:
Belongs to: Turriff II 7/51
About the session: Bothy ballads and local Aberdeenshire songs sung by Jimmy MacBeath, John Strachan, and friends. The ballads in this session sung by William Matheson, consist of first verses only, with the exceptions of "Died For Love" (T3421R14) and "The Death of Harry Bradford" (T3421R21).
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