Track Listing

1. The Reel Of Tullochgorum
2. When My Apron Hung Low
3. She'd A Lot Of Old Songs
4. Son David
5. It's A True Song
6. The Battle Of Harlaw
7. W'i My Rovin' Eye
8. Never Wed An Old Man
9. The Moon Shined On My Bed Last Night
10. The Lard Of The Dentidoonbye
11. The Handsome Cabin Boy
12. I Doubt She Could Have Been A Good Girl
13. She Was A Rum One
14. Lord Lovatt
15. Introduction To Bonnie Annie And Andrew Lammie
16. Bonnie And Annie And Andrew Lamme
17. Commentary On Bonnie Annie And Andrew Lammie
18. The Queen Among The Heather

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #174256 in Music
• Released on: 1998-09-29
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Best of

From Amazon.com
Hearing these recordings of the great Scottish balladeer, one thinks of Marian Anderson and Mahalia Jackson, voices of such emotional energy and tender tone that they can completely overwhelm the unsuspecting heart. These recordings bring the listener into the intimate setting of Alan Lomax's London flat in 1953, where the musicologist documented Robertson's great a cappella repertoire and personal history in interviews. Though she never sang outside of the British Isles, Robertson developed a considerable following during the British folk revival. And yet, upon hearing this voice--with its magical, flute-like purity, its precise vibrato, the whole mystery of its grace--"folk" seems too small and conventional a word. As a singer of traditional British Isle ballads, she was simply without peer. --Roy Kasten