Maccoll,Ewan / Seeger,Peggy Bothy Ballads Of Scotland CD

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.

1. The Keach in the Creel (Child #281) 2. I'm a Rover 3. The Scranky Black Farmer 4. The Band of Shearers 5. Jock Hawk's Adventure in Glasgow 6. The Brewer Laddie 7. The Wind Blew the Bonnie Lassie's Plaidie Awa' 8. The Monymusk Lads 9. The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre 10. Bogie's Bonny Belle 11. Lamachree and Megrum 12. The Road and the Miles to Dundee 13. The Lothian Hairst 14. It Happened on a Day 15. I'm a Working Chap 16. Johnny Sangster 17. Drumdelgie 18. She Was a Rum One