> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: Songs of a Scots Tinker Lady
Songs of a Scots Tinker Lady
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Songs of a Scots Tinker Lady Riverside Records RLP 12-633 (LP, USA, 1957) |
Recorded by probably Hamish Henderson or Kenneth S. Goldstein
in the singer's home, Aberdeen, 1955;
Edited by Kenneth S. Goldstein;
Sleeve notes by Hamish Henderson;
Cover by Darth
Musicians
Jeannie Robertson, vocals;
Josh McCrae, guitar [1, 3, 5, 7, 10]
Tracks
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> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: Jeannie's Merry Muse
Jeannie's Merry Muse
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Jeannie's Merry Muse EMI/HMV 7EG 8534 (7" EP, UK, 1959) |
Notes by Hamish Henderson
Musicians
Jeannie Robertson, vocals
Tracks
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> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: The Gallowa' Hills
The Gallowa' Hills
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The Gallowa' Hills Collector Records JES1 (EP, UK, 1958) |
Recorded in London on October 13, 1958;
Session supervised by Hamish Henderson and Colin Pomroy;
Recording engineer Bernard Mattimore;
Notes by Hamish Henderson
Musicians
Jeannie Robertson, vocals
Tracks
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> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: Twa Brothers
Twa Brothers
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Twa Brothers Collector Records JES4 (EP, UK, 1959) |
Recorded in London on January 30, 1959
Musicians
Jeannie Robertson, vocals
Songs
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> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: I Ken Where I'm Going
I Ken Where I'm Going
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I Ken Where I'm Going Collector Records JES8 (EP, UK, 1959) |
Recorded in London in January 1959 on an Ampex recorder;
Engineered by Bernard Mattimore;
Supervised by Colin Pomroy and Paul Carter;
Notes by Norman Buchan
Musicians
Jeannie Robertson, vocals
Tracks
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All tracks trad. except
Track 4 Jeannie Robertson
> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: Lord Donald
Lord Donald
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Lord Donald Collector Records JFS 4001 (10" LP, UK, 1960) |
Recorded in London in 1959;
Engineered by Bernard Mattimore;
Supervised by Colin Pomroy and Paul Carter;
Photograph by Fred G. Sykes;
Notes by Hamish Henderson
Musicians
Jeannie Robertson, vocals
Tracks
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All tracks trad.
> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: The Great Scots Traditional Ballad Singer
The Great Scots Traditional Ballad Singer
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Jeannie Robertson Topic Records 10T52 (LP, UK, 1959) |
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The Great Scots Traditional Ballad Singer Topic Records 12T96 (LP, UK, 1963) |
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Recorded by Bill Leader in 1959
Musicians
Jeannie Robertson, vocals
Tracks
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> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: Scottish Ballads and Folk Songs
Jeannie Robertson: Scottish Ballads and Folk Songs
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Scottish Ballads and Folk Songs Prestige Records INT 13006 (LP, USA, 1960) |
Recorded by Alexander Folkarde;
Produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein and Hamish Henderson;
Notes by Hamish Henderson
Musicians
Jeannie Robertson, vocals;
Lizzie Higgins, vocals [14]
Tracks
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> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: The Cuckoo's Nest and Other Scottish Folk Songs
Jeannie Robertson: The Cuckoo's Nest and Other Scottish Folk Songs
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The Cuckoo's Nest and Other Scottish Folk Songs Prestige Records INT 13075 (LP, USA, 1963) |
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Produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein in cooperation with
The School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh;
Notes by Hamish Henderson
Musicians
Jeannie Robertson, vocals
Tracks
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All tracks trad.
> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: Up the Dee and Doon the Don
Jeannie Robertson: Up the Dee and Doon the Don
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Up the Dee and Doon the Don Lismor Records LIFL 7001 (LP, UK, 1984) |
Recorded live with audience participation by Hamish Henderson in Edinburgh in 1958
Musicians
Jeannie Robertson, vocals;
occasional audience chorus
Tracks
- The Overgate (Roud 866) (2.24)
- The Battle of Harlaw (Roud 2861; Child 163; G/D 1:112) (5.26)
- Busk Busk Bonnie Lassie (Roud 832; G/D 5:1053) (2.32)
- The Laird o' Windywa's (Roud 135; G/D 4:778) (2.24)
- The Jolly Beggar (Roud 118; Child 279; G/D 2:274) (7.00)
- I Saw My Own Bonnie Lass (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (4.56)
- Ten O'Clock Is Ringing (Roud 12986; G/D 8:1623) (1.02)
- For I Will Lay You Doon (Roud 3355) (2.25)
- Twa Recruiting Sergeants (Roud 3356; G/D 1:77) (3.45)
- Busk and Go (Cuttie's Wedding) (Roud 3357; G/D 3:608) (1.28)
- A Dottered Auld Carle (Roud 362; G/D 4:815) (4.13)
- Far Over the Forth (Roud 3360) (2.50)
- Eenst Upon a Time (Roud 3361; G/D 7:1399) (1.08)
- An Auld Man Cam' Coortin' Me (Roud 210) (1.56)
- Sequence: The Gallowa' Hills (Roud 3358) / My Son David (Roud 200; Child 13; TYG 35) / Bonnie Lass Come Ow'r The Burn (Roud 3359) / Jeannie My Dear (Roud 3362) / The Braes o' Killiecrankie (Roud 3363) (12.34)
> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: The Queen Among the Heather
Jeannie Robertson: The Queen Among the Heather
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The Queen Among the Heather Rounder Records 11661-1720-2 (CD, UK, September 15, 1998) |
Recorded by Alan Lomax in London in November 1953
Muscical Traditions Review by Vic Smith
Musicians
Jeannie Robertson, vocals
Tracks
- The Reel of Tullochgorum (Roud 5658) (0.45)
- When My Apron Hung Low (Roud 495) (6.24)
- She'd a Lot of Old Songs (interview) (2.48)
- Son David (Roud 200; Child 13; TYG 35) (2.35)
- It's a True Song (interview) (1.00)
- The Battle of Harlaw (Roud 2861; Child 163; G/D 1:112) (4.24)
- Wi' My Rovin' Eye (Roud 866) (1.38)
- Never Wed an Old Man (Roud 210) (2.14)
- The Moon Shined on My Bed Last Night (Roud 6959) (3.40)
- The Laird of the Dentidoonbye (Roud 864; G/D 7:1488) (2.54)
- The Handsome Cabin Boy (Roud 239; Laws N13; G/D 1:181) (3.42)
- I Doubt She Could Have Been a Good Girl! (interview) (1.06)
- She Was a Rum One (Roud 2128; G/D 7:1445) (2.45)
- Lord Lovatt (Roud 48; Child 75; G/D 6:1232) (5.12)
- Introduction to Bonnie Annie and Andrew Lammie (interview) (2.16)
- Bonnie Annie and Andrew Lammie (Roud 98; Child 233; G/D 5:1018) (13.21)
- Commentary on Bonnie Annie and Andrew Lammie (interview) (3.18)
- The Queen Among the Heather (Roud 375; G/D 5:962; Henry H177) (5.35)
Tracks 1-3, 5-6, 9-12, 14-18 are previously unreleased;
Tracks 4, 7-8 were released in 1961 on
Heather and Glen;
I don't know where track 13 had been released previously
> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson
Other records with Jeannie Robertson
Various Artists,
Folk Song Today,
LP, HMV DLP 1143, 1955
Various Artists,
Heather and Glen: Folk Songs and Music from Aberdeenshire and the Hebrides,
LP, Tradition TLP 1047, 1961
Various Artists,
A Prospect of Scotland
(Topic Sampler No 5),
LP, Topic TPS169, 1966
Various Artists,
The Travelling Stewarts,
LP, Topic 12T179, 1968
Various Artists,
Festival at Blairgowrie,
LP, Topic 12T181, 1967
Various Artists,
Songs of Courtship
(The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 1),
LP, Caedmon TC1142, 1961; Topic 12T157, 1968
Various Artists,
Songs of Seduction
(The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 2),
LP, Caedmon TC1143, 1961; Topic 12T158, 1968;
CD, Rounder 1778, 2000
Various Artists,
The Child Ballads 1
(The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 4),
LP, Caedmon TC1145, 1961; Topic 12T160, 1968;
CD, Rounder 1775, 2000
Various Artists,
The Child Ballads 2
(The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 5),
LP, Caedmon TC1146, 1961; Topic 12T161, 1968;
CD, Rounder 1776, 2000
Various Artists,
Sailormen and Servingmaids
(The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 6),
LP, Caedmon TC1162, 1961; Topic 12T194, 1970
Various Artists,
Fair Game and Foul
(The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 7),
LP, Caedmon TC1163, 1961; Topic 12T195, 1970
Various Artists,
A Soldier's Life for Me
(The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 8),
LP, Caedmon TC1164, 1961; Topic 12T196, 1970
Various Artists,
Songs of Animals and Other Marvels
(The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 10),
LP, Caedmon TC1225, 1961; Topic 12T198, 1970
Various Artists,
The Muckle Sangs
(Scottish Tradition 5),
LP, Tangent TNGM 119, 1975,
CD, Greentrax CDTRAX9005, 1992
Various Artists,
Songs of the Travelling People: Music of the Tinkers, Gipsies and Other Travelling People of England, Scotland and Ireland,
CD, Saydisc CD-SDL 407, 1994
Various Artists,
Scottish Voices,
CD, Topic TSCD703, 1996
Various Artists,
Ancient Celtic Roots,
CD, Topic TSCD704, 1996
Various Artists,
Come Let Us Buy the Licence
(The Voice of the People Vol. 1),
CD, Topic TSCD651, 1998
Various Artists,
Who's That at My Bed Window?
(The Voice of the People Vol. 10),
CD, Topic TSCD660, 1998
Various Artists,
They Ordered Their Pints of Beer and Bottles of Sherry
(The Voice of the People Vol. 13),
CD, Topic TSCD663, 1998
Various Artists,
It Fell on a Day, a Bonny Summer Day
(The Voice of the People Vol. 17),
CD, Topic TSCD667, 1998
Various Artists,
Ballads and Songs of Tradition,
CD, Folk-Legacy CD-125, 2000
Various Artists,
Scottish Traditional Tales
(Scottish Tradition 17),
2 CD, Greentrax CDTRAX 9017D, 2000
Hamish Handerson et al,
A' the Bairns o Adam,
CD, Greentrax CDTRAX244, 2003
Various Artists,
The Carrying Stream
(Scottish Tradition 20),
CD, Greentrax CDTRAX 9020, 2004
Various Artists,
Three Score and Ten: 70 Years of Topic Records,
7 CD, Topic TOPIC70, 2009
Various Artists,
Whaur the Pig Gaed on the Spree,
LP, Drag City DC488, 2011
Various Artists,
Good People, Take Warning
(The Voice of the People Vol. 23),
3 CD, Topic TSCD673T, 2012
Various Artists,
Scotland's Voices,
CD, Greentrax CDTRAX400, 2018