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Item Summary

Formatsong text
TitleDouie Dens o Yarrow
ContributorMrs A. Davison
Index NameDavison, Mrs A.
Place21 William St, Gourdon
Reference Code AFC 1972/001, MS pp. 04693- 04694

Scope and Content Notes

Genre song - Child ballad
Alternative titleBraes o Yarrow
First lineThere lived a lassie in the north
First lineThere lived a lassie and her mother

10 stanzas
Type NumberChild 214, The Braes o Yarrow

Contextual Notes

Heard 45 years ago from singers in village. Never saw in print.

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Song TextThe Dowie Dens o Yarrow [song text] Mrs A. Davison (contributor), 21 William Street, Gourdon, Scotland
Music NotationThe Dowie Dens o Yarrow [music notation] [song text] Mrs A. Davison (contributor)
Cylinder RecordingThe Dowie Dens of Yarrow [cylinder recording] Woman Singer (contributor), Gourdon
Disc RecordingThe Dowie Dens of Yarrow [disc recording] Woman Singer (contributor), Gourdon


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