> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: Songs of a Scots Tinker Lady

Songs of a Scots Tinker Lady

Songs of a Scots Tinker Lady (Riverside RLP 12-633)

Songs of a Scots Tinker Lady
Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975)

Riverside Records RLP 12-633 (LP, USA, 1954)

Recorded by Hamish Henderson in the singer's home, Aberdeen, 1953;
Edited by Kenneth S. Goldstein;
Cover by Darth

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson, vocals;
Josh McCrae, guitar [1, 3, 5, 7, 10]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. The Broken Token (Roud 264; Laws N42)
  2. When I Was Noo But Sweet Sixteen (Roud 5138) (1.21)
  3. The Butcher Boy (Roud 409; Laws P24)
  4. Brennan on the Moor (Roud 476; Laws L7)
  5. Go from My Window (Roud 966)
  6. Lord Lovat (Roud 48; Child 75)
  1. The Overgate (Roud 866)
  2. The Four Marys (Roud 79; Child 173)
  3. The Bonny Wee Lassie Who Never Said No (Roud 2903) (1.45)
  4. The Gypsy Laddies (Roud 1; Child 200) (6.08)
  5. MacCrimmon's Lament (Roud 5134) (4.21)
  6. What a Voice (Roud 495)

> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: The Gallowa' Hills

The Gallowa' Hills

The Gallowa' Hills
Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975)

Collector Records JES1 (EP, UK, 1959)

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson, vocals

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. The Gallowa' Hills (Roud 3358)
  2. The Reel of Tullochgorm (Roud 5668)
  1. Oh Jeannie My Dear Would You Marry Me (Roud 3362)
  2. Bonnie Lass Come Ower the Burn (Roud 3359)
  3. Cuttie's Waddin' (Roud 3357)
  4. The Yowie Wi' the Crookit Horn (Roud 2140)

> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: Twa Brothers

Twa Brothers

Twa Brothers (Collector JES4)

Twa Brothers
Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975)

Collector Records JES4 (EP, UK, 1959)

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson, vocals

Songs

Side 1Side 2
  1. The Twa Brothers (Roud 38; Child 49)
  1. Davy Faa (Roud 118; Child 279)
  2. My Rovin' Eye (Roud 866)

> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: I Ken Where I'm Going

I Ken Where I'm Going

I Ken Where I'm Going (Collector JES8)

I Ken Where I'm Going
Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975)

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

Side 1Side 2
  1. I Ken Where I'm Going (Roud 18663)
  2. The Cuckoo's Nest (Roud 1506)
  3. McPherson's Farewell (Roud 2160)
  1. Oh Nellie My Darling
  2. The Handsome Cabin Boy (Roud 239; Laws N13)

All tracks trad. except
Track 4 Jeannie Robertson

> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: Lord Donald

Lord Donald

Lord Donald (Collector JFS 4001)

Lord Donald
Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975)

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

Side 1Side 2
  1. The Twa Recruitin' Sergeants (Roud 3356)
  2. Rolling in the Dew (Roud 298)
  1. Haud Yer Tongue, Dear Sally (Roud 2897)
  2. Braes o' Balquidder (Roud 541)

All tracks trad.

> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: The Great Scots Traditional Ballad Singer

The Great Scots Traditional Ballad Singer

The Great Scots Traditional Ballad Singer (Topic 10T52)

Jeannie Robertson
Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975)

Topic Records 10T52 (LP, UK, 1959)

 The Great Scots Traditional Ballad Singer (Topic 12T96, 1963)
The Great Scots Traditional Ballad Singer (Topic 12T96, 1968)

The Great Scots Traditional Ballad Singer
Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975)

Topic Records 12T96 (LP, UK, 1963)

 The Great Scots Traditional Ballad Singer (Topic 12T96, 1968)

Six of the eight tracks on these albums are reissues from the Riverside LP Songs of a Scots Tinker Lady.

Recorded by Hamish Henderson in the singer's home, Aberdeen, 1953

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson, vocals

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. The Bonny Wee Lassie Who Never Said No (Roud 2903) (1.45)
  2. What a Voice (Roud 495)
  3. My Plaidie's Awa' (Roud 2574)
  4. The Gypsy Laddies (Roud 1; Child 200) (6.08)
  1. When I Was Noo But Sweet Sixteen (Roud 5138) (1.21)
  2. MacCrimmon's Lament (Roud 5134) (4.21)
  3. Roy's Wife of Aldivalloch (Roud 5137)
  4. Lord Lovat (Roud 48; Child 75)

> Folk Music > Records > Jeannie Robertson: Scottish Ballads and Folk Songs

Jeannie Robertson: Scottish Ballads and Folk Songs

Scottish Ballads and Folk Songs (Prestige INT 13006)

Scottish Ballads and Folk Songs
Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975)

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

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. A Aul' Man Cam' Coortin' Me (Roud 210)
  2. Son David (Roud 200; Child 13)
  3. My Rovin' Eye (Roud 866)
  4. The Deadly Wars (Roud 7284)
  5. Tak' the Buckles frae Your Sheen (Roud 4845)
  6. The Laird o' the Dainty Doon-By (Roud 864)
  7. Ten O'Clock Is Ringing (Roud 12986)
  1. Twa Bonny Black Een (Roud 18660)
  2. Johnny the Brine (Roud 69; Child 114)
  3. The Laird o' Windywa's (Roud 135)
  4. Soo Sewin' Silk (Roud 473)
  5. I'm a Man Youse Don't Meet Every Day (Roud 975)
  6. A Maiden Come from London Town (Roud 168)
  7. Aberdeen Street Games and Songs: Three Wee Glasgow Molls (Roud 6960) / Three Times 'Round Went Oor Gallant Ship (Roud 124; Child 289) / I Ken Whaur I'm Gaun (Roud 18663) / What's Poor Mary Weeping For (Roud 2118)

All tracks trad. except
Track 4 Robert Burns;
Track 8 Jeannie Robertson

> 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

The Cuckoo's Nest and Other Scottish Folk Songs (Prestige INT 13075)

The Cuckoo's Nest and Other Scottish Folk Songs
Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975)

Prestige Records INT 13075 (LP, USA, 1963)
Transatlantic Records XTRA 5041 (LP, UK, 1967)

 The Cuckoo's Nest and Other Scottish Folk Songs (Transatlantic XTRA 5041)

Produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein in cooperation with The School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh;
Notes by Hamish Henderson

Musicians

Jeannie Robertson, vocals

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Cuttie's Weddin' (Roud 3357)
  2. The Moon Shined on My Bed Last Night (Roud 6959)
  3. Roy's Wife of Aldivalloch (Roud 5137)
  4. Bonnie Lass Come Ower the Burn (Roud 3359)
  5. I Once Was a Ploughboy (Roud 1446)
  6. Connemara Dan (Roud 11565)
  7. I Hae ae Bit Son (Roud 7287)
  1. The Overgate (Roud 866)
  2. The Dottered Auld Carle (Roud 362)
  3. The Laird o' Drum (Roud 247; Child 236)
  4. The Cuckoo's Nest (Roud 1506)
  5. O Are Ye Sleepin', Maggie? (Roud 4897)

All tracks trad.

> 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, Topic 12T157, 1968

Various Artists, Songs of Seduction (The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 2), LP, Topic 12T158, 1968

Various Artists, The Child Ballads 1 (The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 4), LP, Topic 12T160, 1968

Various Artists, The Child Ballads 2 (The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 5), LP, Topic 12T161, 1968

Various Artists, Sailormen and Servingmaids (The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 6), LP, Topic 12T194, 1970

Various Artists, Fair Game and Foul (The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 7), LP, Topic 12T195, 1970

Various Artists, A Soldier's Life for Me (The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 8), LP, Topic 12T196, 1970

Various Artists, Songs of Animals and Other Marvels (The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 10), LP, Topic 12T198, 1970

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, Three Score and Ten: 70 Years of Topic Records, 7 CD, Topic TOPIC70, 2009

Various Artists, Good People, Take Warning (The Voice of the People Vol. 23), 3 CD, Topic TSCD673T, 2012