Note: This traditional Scots folk song is connected with the Isle of Tiriodh (Tiree). Shirley remarks that this version is from an unknown New Zealand soldier.
About the session: These are candid recordings by Alan Lomax made of himself and Shirley Collins at their home in Highgate, Londo, circa 1955. Anna Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax are also briefly heard on these recordings.
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