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Auld Man Cam Courtin Me

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Learnt from the repertoire of Jeannie Robertson, who sang Never Wed an Old Man to Alan Lomax in Aberdeen in November 1953. [ Roud 210 ; Ballad Index K207 ; trad.]This recording was included on the anthology Songs of Seduction (The Folk Songs of Britain Volume 2; Caedmon 1961; Topic 1968), in 1961 on the Tradition Records LP Heather and Glen and in 1998 on the Rounder CD The Queen Among the Heather. She also sang this song as An Old Man Came Courting Me live on August 13, 1967 in The Angus Hotel, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, at the Festival at Blairgowrie.

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from Quinie, released February 26, 2017

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I am based in Glasgow and explore traditional Scots song. Inspired largely by Scots singers including the repertoire of Lizzie Higgins (1929-1993), I bring together a range of sources and sparse accompaniment.

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