Bothy Ballads of Scotland
Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger

In 19th-century Scotland, farm laborers would sleep in buildings called "bothies," and the term bothy ballad emerged to describe the songs those farmhands composed. Performed here by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, the songs deal with the experiences of the farm workers, especially the plowmen, before the mechanization of agriculture changed the way of life and work. Other songs sung in the bothies were humorous and satirical, such as "The Muckin’ O’ Geordie’s Byre" on the subject of domestic upheaval. Liner notes include information on bothy ballads, and notes and lyrics for each song.
Track Listing
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The Keach in the Creel (Child #281) | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 4:29 | |
102
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I'm a Rover | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 3:05 | |
103
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The Scranky Black Farmer | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 3:00 | |
104
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The Band of Shearers | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 1:42 | |
105
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Jock Hawk's Adventure in Glasgow | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 3:37 | |
106
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The Brewer Laddie | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 3:36 | |
107
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The Wind Blew the Bonnie Lassie's Plaidie Awa' | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 3:13 | |
108
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The Monymusk Lads | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 2:39 | |
109
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The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 2:56 | |
201
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Bogie's Bonny Belle | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 3:22 | |
202
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Lamachree and Megrum | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 2:45 | |
203
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The Road and the Miles to Dundee | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 3:58 | |
204
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The Lothian Hairst | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 2:46 | |
205
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It Happened on a Day | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 3:09 | |
206
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I'm a Working Chap | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 2:41 | |
207
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Johnny Sangster | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 2:56 | |
208
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Drumdelgie | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 3:18 | |
209
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She was a Rum One | Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger | 2:35 |