Byron’s poem ☝️ borrows from the Scottish song “The Jolly Beggar” – often attributed to King James V (who reputedly liked to disguise himself as “the Gudeman of Ballangeich” to enjoy amorous adventures)
From Cromek’s SELECT SCOTTISH SONGS (1810):
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#Byron #LordByron #Scottish #literature #poetry #18thcentury #19thcentury #romanticism #folksong
The late Joe Aitken sings “Yellow on the Broom” at Cromar Folk Club
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Betsy Whyte’s autobiography – “a beautiful book, shining with honesty, a classic” – is a fascinating insight into the life & customs of traveller people in the 1920s and 1930s, & is available as an ebook from Birlinn
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https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-yellow-on-the-broom-2/
#Scottish #literature #culture #song #folksong #history #20thcentury #travellers
When the yellow’s on the broom, when the yellow’s on the broom,
Oh, I’ll tak’ ye on the road again when the yellow’s on the broom…
—Adam McNaughtan, “Yellow on the Broom”
The song was inspired by Betsy Whyte’s 1979 autobiography THE YELLOW ON THE BROOM: The Early Days of a Traveller Woman
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Given that it is the anniversary of the Spithead mutiny today, I probably ought also to share this #FolkSong
https://youtu.be/wZMmGGMpUhU
Yes, it is weird.
Have you heard this #JohnKirkpatrick #folksong ?
I little folk song about Untied Health. I love these. Catchy.
https://youtu.be/_TBH9EZcLpo?si=f2cALd5YjxTWwszo
#resistance #folksong #unitedhealth #universalhealthcare #ushealthsystem #healthinsurance #antifascism #anticapitalism
Sharing this (justly) furious verse from Ewan Robertson's song of c. 1880s about the Highland Clearances, telling Patrick Sellar to burn in hell.
Sellar, a factor (property manager) for the aristocratic Sutherland family, oversaw the forced eviction of tenants to make way for sheep, which could make landowners more money.
From Scottish Studies 1964: 104-6, Gaelic as sung by Andrew Stewart; English John MacInnes; Scots Hamish Henderson.
Last night I finally bought the Three Acres and a Cow album, as due to a mixup I’m going to miss seeing them *again*, and having listened to the download this morning let me tell you - it is great.
https://threeacresandacow.co.uk/product/album-with-songbook-cd-and-download/
#FolkSong #Folk #FolkMusic #Music #TradMusic #Trad #LandRights #ThreeAcresAndACow
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