Recorded by probably Hamish Henderson or Kenneth S. Goldstein in the singer’s home, Aberdeen, 1955;
Edited by Kenneth S. Goldstein;
Cover by Darth

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson: vocals;
Josh MacRae: guitar [1, 3, 5, 7, 10]

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Broken Token (Roud 264; Laws N42; G/D 5:1038, 6:1201; Henry H471) (4.23)
2. When I Was Noo But Sweet Sixteen (Roud 5138) (1.23)
3. The Butcher Boy (Roud 263; Laws P35; G/D 2:200) (5.34)
4. Brennan on the Moor (Roud 476; Laws L7; G/D 2:258) (4.57)
5. Go from My Window (Roud 966) (1.38)
6. Lord Lovat (Roud 48; Child 75; G/D 6:1232) (5.25)

Side 2

7. The Overgate (Roud 866) (2.32)
8. The Four Marys (Roud 79; Child 173; G/D 2:195) (4.32)
9. The Bonny Wee Lassie Who Never Said No (Roud 2903) (1.54)
10. The Gypsy Laddies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (5.16)
11. MacCrimmon’s Lament (Roud 5134) (5.19)
12. What a Voice (Roud 495) (5.39)

Notes by Hamish Henderson

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. Eenst Upon a Time (Roud 3361; G/D 7:1399)
2. The Laird o’ Windy Wa’s (Roud 135; G/D 4:778)
3. Bonnie Wee Grainne

Side 2

4. The Braes o Killiecrankie (Roud 3363)
5. I’ll Lay Ye Doon (Roud 3355)
6. Busk, Busk, Bonnie Lassie (Roud 832; G/D 5:1053)

Recorded in London on 13 October 1958;
Session supervised by Hamish Henderson and Colin Pomroy;
Recording engineer Bernard Mattimore;
Notes by Hamish Henderson

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Gallowa’ Hills (Roud 3358)
2. The Reel of Tullochgorm (Roud 5668)

Side 2

3. Oh Jeannie My Dear Would You Marry Me (Roud 3362)
4. Bonnie Lass Come Ower the Burn (Roud 3359)
5. Cuttie’s Waddin’ (Roud 3357; G/D 3:608)
6. The Yowie Wi’ the Crookit Horn (Roud 2140)

Recorded in London on 27 and 30 January 1959;
Session supervised by Paul Carter and Colin Pomroy;
Recording engineer Bernard Mattimore;
Notes by Hamish Henderson

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson: vocals;
Robin Hall: guitar [1, 3]

Songs

Side 1

1. The Twa Brothers (Roud 38; Child 49)

Side 2

2. Davy Faa (Roud 118; Child 279; G/D 2:274)
3. My Rovin’ Eye (Roud 866)

Recorded in London in January 1959 on an Ampex recorder;
Engineered by Bernard Mattimore;
Supervised by Colin Pomroy and Paul Carter;
Notes by Norman Buchan

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson: vocals;
Robin Hall: guitar

Tracks

Side 1

1. I Ken Where I’m Going (Roud 5701, 18663)
2. The Cuckoo’s Nest (Roud 1506)
3. McPherson’s Farewell (Roud 2160; G/D 3:697)

Side 2

4. Oh Nellie My Darling
5. The Handsome Cabin Boy (Roud 239; Laws N13; G/D 1:181)

All tracks trad. except
Track 4 Jeannie Robertson

Recorded in London in 1959;
Engineered by Bernard Mattimore;
Supervised by Colin Pomroy and Paul Carter;
Photograph by Fred G. Sykes;
Notes by Hamish Henderson

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Twa Recruitin’ Sergeants (Roud 3356; G/D 1:77)
2. Rolling in the Dew (Roud 298; G/D 4:812)

Side 2

3. Haud Yer Tongue, Dear Sally (Roud 2897; G/D 7:1362)
4. Braes o’ Balquhidder (Roud 541; G/D 4:862)

All tracks trad.

Recorded by Bill Leader in 1959;
Notes by Hamish Henderson;
Cover photograph by Brian Shuel

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Bonny Wee Lassie Who Never Said No (Roud 2903) (1.48)
2. What a Voice (Roud 495) (5.40)
3. My Plaidie’s Awa’ (Roud 2574; G/D 7:1413) (1.04)
4. The Gypsy Laddies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (6.11)

Side 2

5. When I Was Noo But Sweet Sixteen (Roud 5138) (1.25)
6. MacCrimmon’s Lament (Roud 5134) (4.18)
7. Roy’s Wife of Aldivalloch (Roud 5137; G/D 4:748) (2.30)
8. Lord Lovat (Roud 48; Child 75; G/D 6:1232) (5.27)

Recorded by Alexander Folkarde;
Produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein and Hamish Henderson;
Notes by Hamish Henderson

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson: vocals;
Lizzie Higgins: vocals [14]

Tracks

Side 1

1. A Aul’ Man Cam’ Coortin’ Me (Roud 210) (3.22)
2. Son David (Roud 200; Child 13; TYG 35) (5.51)
3. My Rovin’ Eye (Roud 866) (1.58)
4. The Deadly Wars (Roud 7284) (2.48)
5. Tak’ the Buckles frae Your Sheen (Roud 4845; G/D 7:1486) (1.52)
6. The Laird o’ the Dainty Doon-By (Roud 864; G/D 7:1488) (2.54)
7. Ten O’Clock Is Ringing (Roud 12986; G/D 8:1623) (0.33)

Side 2

8. Twa Bonny Black Een (Roud 18660) (1.25)
9. Johnny the Brine (Roud 69; Child 114; G/D 2:250) (8.10)
10. The Laird o’ Windywa’s (Roud 135; G/D 4:778) (2.11)
11. Soo Sewin’ Silk (Roud 473; G/D 8:1703) (0.24)
12. I’m a Man Youse Don’t Meet Every Day (Roud 975) (2.58)
13. A Maiden Come from London Town (Roud 168) (1.39)
14. Aberdeen Street Games and Songs: Three Wee Glasgow Molls (Roud 6960) / Three Times ’Round Went Oor Gallant Ship (Roud 124; Child 289; G/D 1:27) / I Ken Whaur I’m Gaun (Roud 5701, 18663) / What’s Poor Mary Weeping For (Roud 2118; G/D 8:1606) (2.39)

All tracks trad. except
Track 4 Robert Burns;
Track 8 Jeannie Robertson

Produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein in cooperation with The School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh;
Notes by Hamish Henderson

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. Cuttie’s Weddin’ (Roud 3357; G/D 3:608)
2. The Moon Shined on My Bed Last Night (Roud 6959)
3. Roy’s Wife of Aldivalloch (Roud 5137; G/D 4:748)
4. Bonnie Lass Come Ower the Burn (Roud 3359)
5. I Once Was a Ploughboy (Roud 1446; Henry H780)
6. Connemara Dan (Roud 11565)
7. I Hae ae Bit Son (Roud 7287)

Side 2

8. The Overgate (Roud 866)
9. The Dottered Auld Carle (Roud 362; G/D 4:815)
10. The Laird o’ Drum (Roud 247; Child 236; G/D 4:835)
11. The Cuckoo’s Nest (Roud 1506)
12. O Are Ye Sleepin’, Maggie? (Roud 4897)

All tracks trad.

Recorded live with audience participation by Hamish Henderson in Edinburgh in 1958

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson: vocals;
occasional audience chorus

Tracks

1. The Overgate (Roud 866) (2.24)
2. The Battle of Harlaw (Roud 2861; Child 163; G/D 1:112) (5.26)
3. Busk Busk Bonnie Lassie (Roud 832; G/D 5:1053) (2.32)
4. The Laird o’ Windywa’s (Roud 135; G/D 4:778) (2.24)
5. The Jolly Beggar (Roud 118; Child 279; G/D 2:274) (7.00)
6. I Saw My Own Bonnie Lass (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (4.56)
7. Ten O’Clock Is Ringing (Roud 12986; G/D 8:1623) (1.02)
8. For I Will Lay You Doon (Roud 3355) (2.25)
9. Twa Recruiting Sergeants (Roud 3356; G/D 1:77) (3.45)
10. Busk and Go (Cuttie’s Wedding) (Roud 3357; G/D 3:608) (1.28)
11. A Dottered Auld Carle (Roud 362; G/D 4:815) (4.13)
12. Far Over the Forth (Roud 3360) (2.50)
13. Eenst Upon a Time (Roud 3361; G/D 7:1399) (1.08)
14. An Auld Man Cam’ Coortin’ Me (Roud 210) (1.56)
15. Sequence: The Gallowa’ Hills (Roud 3358) / My Son David (Roud 200; Child 13; TYG 35) / Bonnie Lass Come Ow’r The Burn (Roud 3359) / Jeannie My Dear (Roud 3362) / The Braes o Killiecrankie (Roud 3363) (12.34)

Recorded by Alan Lomax in London in November 1953

Muscical Traditions Review by Vic Smith

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson: vocals

Tracks

1. The Reel of Tullochgorum (Roud 5658) (0.45)
2. When My Apron Hung Low (Roud 495) (6.24)
3. She’d a Lot of Old Songs (interview) (2.48)
4. Son David (Roud 200; Child 13; TYG 35) (2.35)
5. It’s a True Song (interview) (1.00)
6. The Battle of Harlaw (Roud 2861; Child 163; G/D 1:112) (4.24)
7. Wi’ My Rovin’ Eye (Roud 866) (1.38)
8. Never Wed an Old Man (Roud 210) (2.14)
9. The Moon Shined on My Bed Last Night (Roud 6959) (3.40)
10. The Laird of the Dentidoonbye (Roud 864; G/D 7:1488) (2.54)
11. The Handsome Cabin Boy (Roud 239; Laws N13; G/D 1:181) (3.42)
12. I Doubt She Could Have Been a Good Girl! (interview) (1.06)
13. She Was a Rum One (Roud 2128; G/D 7:1445) (2.45)
14. Lord Lovatt (Roud 48; Child 75; G/D 6:1232) (5.12)
15. Introduction to Bonnie Annie and Andrew Lammie (interview) (2.16)
16. Bonnie Annie and Andrew Lammie (Roud 98; Child 233; G/D 5:1018) (13.21)
17. Commentary on Bonnie Annie and Andrew Lammie (interview) (3.18)
18. The Queen Among the Heather (Roud 375; G/D 5:962; Henry H177) (5.35)

Tracks 1-3, 5-6, 9-12, 14-18 are previously unreleased;
Tracks 4, 7-8 were released in 1961 on Heather and Glen;
I don’t know where track 13 had been released previously