Bothy Ballads of Scotland

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

101	The Keach in the Creel (Child #281)	Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, Alf Edwards	04:29
102	I'm a Rover	Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger	03:05
103	The Scranky Black Farmer	Ewan MacColl	03:00
104	The Band of Shearers	Ewan MacColl	01:42
105	Jock Hawk's Adventure in Glasgow	Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger	03:37
106	The Brewer Laddie	Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger	03:36
107	The Wind Blew the Bonnie Lassie's Plaidie Awa'	Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger	03:13
108	The Monymusk Lads	Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger	02:39
109	The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre	Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, Alf Edwards	02:56
201	Bogie's Bonny Belle	Ewan MacColl	03:22
202	Lamachree and Megrum	Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger	02:45
203	The Road and the Miles to Dundee	Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger	03:58
204	The Lothian Hairst	Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger	02:46
205	It Happened on a Day	Ewan MacColl	03:09
206	I'm a Working Chap	Ewan MacColl	02:41
207	Johnny Sangster	Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger	02:56
208	Drumdelgie	Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger	03:18
209	She Was a Rum One	Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger	02:35