FTX 262 - THE HILLS O' GALLOWA'

SONGS OF SOUTH-WEST SCOTLAND

Songs recorded in Kircudbrightshire by Seamus Ennis in May 1953 and by Peter Kennedy in July 1954. The main contributors were two brothers, Togo and Burns Crawford living and working on farms near Mossdale. Two of their songs can be heard on other Folktrax albums CA THE YOWES on FTX 013 and THE BEGGARMAN on FTX 503. The other singers include two more brothers, Sam & Willie McNeily, James McGravey, Billy Gordon and the singer of "The Hills o' Gallowa", William Wallace.

1. THE PLOOIN' MATCH AT DINWIDDIE GREEN sung by Burns Crawford - 2'49"

2. KIRKCUDBRI' TOON composed and sung by Burns (talk before with Togo) - 2'53"

3. THE BRAES O STRATHBLANE sung by Burns - 3'55"

4. TAMU composed and sung by Burns (talk bef with Togo) - 2'35"

5. THE FARMER'S BOY sung by Burns & Togo - 2'49"

6. THE BULLOCK-MAN FRAE MIDTOWN sung by Togo - 3'21"

7. CORUNNA'S LONE SHORE sung by Togo (talk bef by Burns & Togo) - 3'51"

8. THE GATES OF DRUM sung by Togo - 2'39"

9. FAREWEEL YE AULD FAITHFUL composed & sung by Togo - 2'25"

10. THE HAYMAKING SONG sung by Togo (talk bef by Burns) - 3'18"

11. THE PLOOMEN'S FAREWELL TO HIS HORSES (talk bef with PK) - 1'39"

12. JIMMY RAEBURN sung by Togo - 4'38"

13. I'M MARRIED TO AN ENGLISH WIFE sung by Togo (talk bef with Burns) - 2'08"

14. PUT YOUR PEN TO PAPER, JOHN sung by Togo (talk bef with Burns) - 3'01"

15. TYNRON GLEN sung by Togo - 2'08"

16. THE SOLDIER'S FAREWELL sung by Billy Gordon - 4'26"

17. THE BANKS OF CLYDE sung by James McGravey - 4'35"

18. THE BANKS OF LOCH RYAN sung by James McGravey - 4'07"

19. CANADIE-I-O sung by Willie McNeily - 3'38"

20. BONNY JEANNIE SHAW sung by Sam McNeily (talk after with SE) - 2'42"

21. THE BEGGARMAN sung by Willie McNeily (talk after) - 4'38"

22. KIRCUDBRIGHT'S PRAISES sung by Willie McNeily - 4'26"

23. THE FEEIN TIME AT DUMFRIES HIRING FAIR sung by William Wallace - 1'42"

24. THE HILLS O' GALLOWA sung by William Wallace - 3'05"

25. Talk about a sheepdog pup by William Wallace - 1'49"

Recorded by Seamus Ennis & Peter Kennedy and first published by Folktrax 2001.