Re: [scots-l] Nasty old ballads

2001-03-26 Thread Bruce Olson
David Kilpatrick wrote: Oe'r The Castle Wall: full length CD of ballads from the Anglo-Celtic tradition of heartwarming, tragic, nasty and thoroughly vicious wee stories about lovers, murder, elopement, and the healthy couldn't-care-a-toss attitude of man towards his fellow woman...

Re: [scots-l] Nasty old ballads

2001-03-26 Thread Bruce Olson
David Kilpatrick wrote: Bruce: Jamie Moreira has just about finished the late Norman Buchan's edition of the Glenbuchat Ballads MS. (to be published in 4 vols). This seems to the the sole source for the early "Young Graigston" (Lang a-growing") I would be very interested in that -

Re: [scots-l] Nasty old ballads

2001-03-26 Thread Bruce Olson
Elheran Francis wrote: Years ago I saw a song book titled "Bawdy Songs", that was published in England. it was most either bawdy British Isles Folksongs or English Music Hall type songs. I am trying to track down a copy of it. Has anyone heard of it? Thanks, Elheran "Bawdy Songs" is

Re: [scots-l] Nasty old ballads

2001-03-26 Thread David Kilpatrick
Bruce: Jamie Moreira has just about finished the late Norman Buchan's edition of the Glenbuchat Ballads MS. (to be published in 4 vols). This seems to the the sole source for the early Young Graigston (Lang a-growing) I would be very interested in that - publisher, price? I am not put off