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John Strachan: Songs From Aberdeenshire

The Alan Lomax Collection: Portraits Songs From Aberdeenshire John Strachan (1875-1958) Rounder Records 11661-1835-2 (CD, UK, 2002)

Recorded by Alan Lomax and Hamish Henderson in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on 16 July 1951 except
[11, 22] recorded in Turiff, Scotland, on 17 July 1951 and [23] recorded in Fyvie on 20 July 1951;
Notes by Hamish Henderson and Ewan McVicar

• Musical Traditions CD review by Keith Chandler

Musicians

John Strachan, vocals

Tracks

1. The Hairst o Rettie (Roud 3512; G/D 3:408) (3.04)
2. The Miller of Straloch (Roud 503; G/D 3:452) (1.47)
3. Glenlogie (Roud 101; Child 238; G/D 5:973) (2.18)
4. The Beggar Man (Roud 212; Child 279 Appendix) (2.53)
5. Rhynie (Roud 3090; G/D 3:348) (with chorus) (1.24)
6. The Merchant’s Son (Roud 2153; G/D 2:303; TYG 65) (fragmentary, with introduction) (2.48)
7. The Minister’s Daughters They Were There (The Ball of Kirriemuir) (Roud 4828) (0.48)
8. Fragments: Loch Leven Castle / Fin the Bed Began to Heat (Tail Toddle) / The Cuckoo’s Nest (Roud 1506) (with commentary) (1.55)
9. Binnorie, o Binnorie (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (1.49)
10. The Knight and the Shepherd’s Daughter (Roud 67; Child 110; G/D 7:1465) (2.48)
11. The Stootest Man in the Forty-Twa (Roud 1877; G/D 1:70) (with chorus) (2.34)
12. Bonny Udny (Roud 3450; G/D 6:1089) (1.43)
13. The Bonnie Lass of Fyvie (Roud 545; G/D 1:84) (2.38)
14. Clyde’s Water (Roud 91; Child 216; G/D 6:1231) (2.43)
15. The Laird o Drum (Roud 247; Child 236; G/D 4:835) (3.20)
16. Robin Hood and Little John (Roud 1322; Child 125) (0.42)
17. MacPherson’s Rant (Roud 2160; G/D 3:697) (1.29)
18. Johnnie o Braidislie (Roud 69; Child 114; G/D 2:250) (with chorus) (1.41)
19. The Guise o Tough (Roud 3800; G/D 3:378) (3.04)
20. The Bogheid Crew (Roud 5406; G/D 3:409) (2.47)
21. Harrowing Time (Roud 5587; G/D 3:421) (1.49)
22. Where the Gadie Rins (Roud 5404; G/D 6:1223) (with chorus) (1.41)
23. Lang Johnnie More (Roud 3100; Child 251; G/D 2:246) (12.58)
24. I had some far better verses than that (interview) (0.45)