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Scotland Sings

Ewan MacColl: Scotland Sings

Ewan MacColl (editor),
Scotland Sings
A Collection of Folk Songs and Ballads
London: Workers’ Music Association, 166p., 1953

The Songs

The Muckle Sangs

  1. Fine Flowers in the Valley (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73)
  2. Sir Patrick Spens (Roud 41; Child 58; G/D 1:17)
  3. Willy’s Drowned in Yarrow (Roud 206; Child 215; G/D 6:1227)
  4. The Heir of Lynne (Roud 111; Child 267; G/D 2:273)
  5. Lord Randall (Roud 10; Child 12; G/D 2:209; Henry H814)
  6. The Dowie Dens of Yarrow (Roud 13; Child 214; G/D 2:215)
  7. Thomas the Rhymer (Roud 219; Child 37)
  8. The Bonny Hoose o’ Airlie (Roud 794; Child 199; G/D 2:233)

Orra Folk and Rebels

  1. The Burning o’ Auchindoon (Roud 4010; Child 183)
  2. Eppie Morrie (Roud 2583; Child 223)
  3. Hughie the Graeme (Roud 84; Child 191; G/D 2:271)
  4. My Last Farewell to Stirling (Roud 5160; G/D 8:1534)
  5. Van Diemen’s Land (Roud 519; Laws L18; G/D 2:252)
  6. There Was a Lad (Roud V28828)
  7. Johnnie o’ Breadisley (Roud 69; Child 114; G/D 2:250)
  8. Superintendent Barratt
  9. The Reivin’ Sang
  10. The Muckin’ o’ Geordie’s Byre (Roud 2137; G/D 7:1303)
  11. MacPherson’s Farewell (Roud 2160; G/D 3:697)
  12. Sleepy Body (Roud 8619)
  13. The Barrin’ o’ the Door (Roud 115; Child 275; G/D 2:321)
  14. My Jo Janet (Roud 8642)
  15. The Sour Milk Cairt (Roud 6336; G/D 5:956)
  16. Kellyburnbraes (Roud 160; Child 278; G/D 2:320)
  17. Ye’ll No Get Mary Ann (Roud 2739; Henry H833)
  18. The Brisk Young Lad (Roud 6139; G/D 4:892)
  19. Last May a Braw Wooer (Roud V5029)
  20. I Hae a Wife o’ My Ain (Roud V14029)

Kissin’s No Sin

  1. Kissin’s No Sin (Roud 2579)
  2. The Trooper and the Maid (Roud 162; Child 299; G/D 7:1470)
  3. The Keach in the Creel (Roud 120; Child 281; G/D 2:317; Henry H201)
  4. The Gairdener Chyld (Roud 339; Child 219; G/D 4:840)
  5. The Jolly Beggar (Roud 118; Child 279; G/D 2:274)
  6. Tail Toddle (Roud 11275; G/D 8:1716)
  7. The Tailor Fell Through the Bed (Roud 13597; G/D 8:1843)
  8. O Merry Hae I Been (Roud 9475; Henry H822)
  9. The Reel o’ Stumpie, O (Roud 7252; G/D 7:1398)
  10. Maggie Lauder (Roud 5625)
  11. Low Doun in the Brume (Roud 1644)
  12. O Saw Ye My Faither? (Roud 179; Child 248)
  13. The Bonnie Lass o’ Fyvie (Roud 545; G/D 1:84)
  14. The Broom o’ the Cowdenknowes (Roud 8709)
  15. The Bleacher Lassie o’ Kelvinhaugh (Roud 3325; G/D 5:1041)
  16. There’s Nae Luck Aboot the Hoose (Roud 3717)
  17. Mormond Braes (Roud 2171; G/D 6:1142)
  18. Twine Weel the Plaiden (Roud 8522)
  19. Roy’s Wife of Aldivalloch (Roud 5137; G/D 4:748)
  20. Skippin’ Barfut Thro’ the Heather (Roud 9750)
  21. Alan MacLean (Roud 2511; G/D 7:1403)
  22. My Bonnie Laddie’s Lang A-Growing (Roud 31; Laws O35; G/D 6:1222)
  23. Waly Waly (Roud 87; Child 204)
  24. The Brewer Laddie (Roud 867; G/D 4:916)

The Bonnie Lad That Handles the Plough

  1. The Barnyards o’ Delgaty (Roud 2136; G/D 3:347)
  2. The Bonnie Lad That Handles the Plough (Roud 2170; G/D 3:449)
  3. The Ewie Wi’ the Crookit Horn (Roud 2140)
  4. The Monymusk Lads (Roud 5568; G/D 3:375)
  5. Drumdelgie (Roud 2180; G/D 3:384)
  6. The Working Chap (Roud 5591; G/D 3:656)
  7. Donald Blue (Roud Roud 3799; G/D 3:581; H835b)
  8. Faither’s Old Coat (Roud 2135)
  9. Nicky Tams (Roud 1875)

Pipes and Drums

  1. Jamie Foyers (Roud 1941; G/D 1:106)
  2. The John MacLean March
  3. The Bonny Bunch of Roses (Roud 664; Laws J5; G/D 1:155)
  4. The Wars o’ Germany (Roud 5608)
  5. This is no’ my ain hoose
  6. The Souters o’ Selkirk (Roud 5505)
  7. The Highland Muster Roll (Roud 9746)
  8. Johnnie Cope (Roud 2315; G/D 1:125)
  9. The Wee, Wee German Laddie (Roud 2573)
  10. Lochaber No More (Roud 8497)
  11. The Cameronian Cat (Roud 4576)
  12. Ye Jacobites by Name (Roud 5517)
  13. King William’s March (Roud 9751)
  14. Scots wha hae

Tak’ Aff Your Dram!

  1. A Wee Drappie O’t (Roud 5610; G/D 3:560)
  2. Cauld Kail in Aberdeen (Roud 8502)
  3. The Silver Tassie (Roud 30954)
  4. Hey Ca’ Thro’ (Roud 8692)
  5. Andro and His Cutty Gun (Roud 2868)
  6. The Souter’s Feast (Roud 6072; G/D 3:629)

The Shuttle and the Cage

  1. The Wark o’ the Weavers (Roud 374)
  2. The Gallant Weaver (Roud V7499)
  3. To the Weaver’s Gin Ye Go (Roud V22409)
  4. The Calton Weaver (Roud 883; G/D 3:603; Henry H745)
  5. Tarry Woo’ (Roud 1472)
  6. The Wee Cooper o’ Fife (Roud 117; Child 277; G/D 7:1282)
  7. The Weary Pund o’ Tow (Roud 435; G/D 8:1867)
  8. The Collier Laddie (Roud 3787; G/D 5:991)
  9. Lauchie Wilson
  10. The Collier’s Bonnie Lassie (Roud 8410)
  11. The Donibristle Disaster (Roud 3509)
  12. Six Jolly Miners (Roud 877; TYG 61)
  13. The Blantyre Explosion (Roud 1014; Laws Q35)

The Muckle Toons

  1. Hot Asphalte (Roud 2134)
  2. Fitba’ Crazy (Roud 6858)
  3. The Day We Went to Rothesay, O (Roud 2142; G/D 2:289)
  4. Johnnie Lad (Roud 2587; G/D 4:755)
  5. The Slop Wi’ the Tartan Whiskers (Roud 9747)

Children’s Songs and Lullabies

  1. O Can Ye Sew Cushions? (Roud 5527)
  2. The Boatie Rows (Roud 3095)
  3. The Wren (Roud 6942)
  4. The Wren’s Nest (Roud 6941)
  5. The Highland Balou (Roud 9748)
  6. Cock o’ the Midden (Roud 9749)
  7. I Am Gaun to the Garret (Roud 818; F/D 7:1381)
  8. Johnny Lad (Roud 2587; G/D 4:755)