Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

Fa Did Fit An Fan

Illustrations

Site page: Muckle Sangs

  • Artist: W. Small
  • Book: British Ballads v2, published in 1897, page 9
  • Illustration for: Lochinvar

Site page: The Fause Knicht

  • Artist: W. Ralston
  • Book: British Ballads v2, published in 1897, page 209
  • Illustration for: Robin Hood and the Widow's Sons

Site page: The Swans Swim Sae Bonnie

  • Artist: E. Corbould
  • Book: The Book of British Ballads, published in 1888, page 390
  • Illustration for: The Cruel Sister

Site page: The Cruel Brither

  • Artist: J. Franklin
  • Book: The Book of British Ballads, published in 1888, page 395
  • Illustration for: Fair Helen

Site page: The Gouden Vanity

  • Artist: W. Ralston
  • Book: British Ballads v1, published in 1897, page 271
  • Illustration for: The Goulden Vanitee

Site page: Macpherson's Rant

  • Artist: A. Rackham
  • Book: Some British Ballads, published in 1924, page 141
  • Illustration for: The Gypsy Laddie

Site page: The Twa Corbies

  • Artist: A. Rackham
  • Book: Some British Ballads, published in 1924, page 41
  • Illustration for: The Twa Corbies

Site page: Earl Richard

  • Artist: C. Gregory
  • Book: British Ballads v1, published in 1897, page 309
  • Illustration for: Hugh of Lincoln

Site page: Barbara Allan

  • Artist: H.M. Brock
  • Book: A Book of Old Ballads, published in 1934, page 33
  • Illustration for: Barbara Allen's Cruelty

Site page: Johnnie O Braidesley

  • Artist: T. Sibson
  • Book: The Book of British Ballads, published in 1888, page 225
  • Illustration for: Johnie of Breadislee

Site page: The Baron O Brackley

  • Artist: H.M. Paget
  • Book: British Ballads v1, published in 1897, page 65
  • Illustration for: The Baron o Brackley
Audio examples

The Fause Knight

  • Singer: Tom Spiers
  • Source: Recorded for this project

The Swan Swims Sae Bonnie

Version 1

  • Singer: Fife Travellers
  • Source: Recorded by Pete Shepheard in the 1960s

Version 2

  • Singer: Jimmy Brown
  • Source: Recorded by Peter A Hall in the 1960s

Version 3

  • Singer: Lucie Stewart
  • Source: From Kist O Riches

Version 4

  • Singer: Norman Kennedy
  • Source: Recorded by Tom Spiers at FifeSing, 2005

The Cruel Brither

  • Singer: Tom Spiers
  • Source: From 'The Gaugers' CD, Beware of the Aberdonian, 1976

The Gouden Vanity

Version 1

  • Singer: Tom Spiers
  • Source: From 'The Gaugers' CD, Awa Wi the Rovin Sailor, 1994

Version 2

  • Singer: Tom Spiers
  • Source: Recorded for this project by Tom Spiers

Macpherson's Rant

Version 1

  • Singer: Jimmy McBeath
  • Source: Recorded by Peter A Hall in the 1960s

Version 2

  • Singer: Maggie McPhee
  • Source: Recorded by Peter A Hall in the 1960s

The Twa Corbies

  • Singer: Emma Spiers
  • Source: Recorded for this project by Tom Spiers

Earl Richard

  • Singer: Tom Spiers
  • Source: From 'Shepheard Spiers & Watson' CD, Over the High Hills, 2012

Barbara Allan

Version 1

  • Singer: Jessie MacDonald
  • Source: Recorded by Peter A Hall in the 1960s

Version 2

  • Singer: John Stewart
  • Source: Recorded by Peter A Hall in the 1960s

Version 3

  • Singer: Tom Spiers
  • Source: From 'Shepheard Spiers & Watson' CD, Over the High Hills, 2012

Johnnie O Braidiesley

  • Singer: Jimmy Brown
  • Source: Recorded by Peter A Hall in the 1960s

The Baron O Brackley

  • Singer: Peter Hall
  • Source: From 'The Gaugers' CD, The Fighting Scot, 1992
Video examples

The Fause Knicht

  • Singer: Ellie Beaton
  • Souce: Learned from material prepared for this project

The Swan Swims Sae Bonnie

  • Singer: Iona Fyfe
  • Source: Based on the singing of Lucy Stewart and Pete Coe

The Cruel Brither

  • Singer: Emma Spiers
  • Source: Learned from her father

The Gouden Vanity

  • Singer: Jodie Beaton
  • Source: Learned from book 'Fan I Wis Young'

Macpherson's Rant

  • Singer: Ellie Beaton
  • Source: Learned from book '101 Scottish Songs'

The Twa Corbies

  • Singer: Emma Spiers
  • Source: Learned from book '101 Scottish Songs'

Earl Richard

  • Singer: Tom Spiers
  • Source: Learned from book, William Motherwell's 'Minstrelsy Ancient and Modern'

Barbara Allan

  • Singer: Iona Fyfe
  • Source: Learned for this project, from version compiled by Tom Spiers

Johnnie O Braidesley

  • Singer: Cameron Nixon
  • Source: Tune from Rod Paterson, words from the Greig~Duncan Collection

The Baron O Brackley

  • Singer: Cameron Nixon
  • Source: Version learned for this project, based on words from Greig~Duncan

Video Production

  • Filming and editing: Bruce Murray
  • Audio: Tom Spiers
  • Producer: Frieda Morrison
  • Video location: Delgaty Castle. Thanks to Joan Johnson for permission to use the Great Hall.
Webpages content

Content donated by Tom Spiers.

Recommended reading
  • The English and Scottish Popular Ballads - Francis James Child
  • The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads - Bertrand Harris Bronson
  • The Greig~Duncan Folk Song Collection

Funding

The creation of this content was originally funded by The Doric Board and the project was co-ordinated by Frieda Morrison of Scots Radio.