FTX-066 - THE TINKER'S WADDIN'

JOHN STRACHAN -2-

Another album from Scotland's most outstanding balladsinger recorded by Alan Lomax in Aberdeenshire in 1951 - with 17 songs about life and work on the farms of North East Scotland. He includes 2 courting stories and some lively choruses recorded at a Ceili in Edinburgh organised by Hamish Henderson.

1. THE TINKER'S WADDIN' - 3'12"

2. THE PLOOMAN LADDIE - 1'48"

3. THE GUISE O' TOUGH - 2'58"

4. UDNY, BONNY UDNY - 1'43"

5. O GIN I WERE WHERE THE GADIE RINS - 1'39"

6. THE HAIRSTS O' RETTIE - 3'03"

7. MORMOND BRAES - 3'17"

8. THE BEGGAR WENCH/ THE BALL O' KIRRIEMUIR/ TWA 'N' TWA/ THE CUCKOO'S NEST (talk before) - 4'26"

9. JOCK McGRAW (or THE GALLANT FORTY TWA) - 2'34"

10. THE BOGHEAD CREW - 2'44"

11. RHYNIE - 1'21"

12. LIST, BONNY LADDIE (or TWA RECRUITING SAIRGENTS) - (talk before) - 1'54"

13. THE JOLLY MILLER O' STRALLOCH - 1'47"

14. ERIN GO BRAGH (talk before) - 3'11"

15. Talk about work and wages on the farms - 2'01"

16. Story of Jimmy Meldrum and Jeannie - 13'00"

17. Story of Jimmy Marr's Courtship - 5'35"

Recorded by Alan Lomax 1951. Edited by Peter Kennedy and first published on Folktrax Cassettes 1975.

JOHN STRACHAN (1875-1958), who was born at Crichie nr Fyvie in Aberdeenshire, was much respected as farmer, singer and storyteller, especially at farm suppers. See TOCHER 36 & 37 (1981/82).

Vol 1 - FT-065 - Classic Ballads: GLENLOGIE/ THE ROYAL FORESTER/ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN/ THE BONNY LASS O' FYVIE/ THE BEGGARMAN/ McPHERSON'S LAMENT/ BINORIE/ JOHNNIE O' BREADISLIE/ CLYDESWATERSIDE/ THE LAIRD O' DRUM/ LANG JOHNNIE MORE/ Talk about Queen Victoria, John Brown and Mc Hardy/ Morrison & Jimmy Mill.