Songs by the Ettrick Shepherd
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James Hogg
and Kirsteen McCue
About this book
James Hogg’s Songs by the Ettrick Shepherd appeared in 1831 and presented his public with ‘a pocket volume’ of his best and most popular songs. It contains 113 songs spanning the whole of Hogg’s career as shepherd and professional writer, from his ‘first’ song, ‘Donald MacDonald’, created around 1803, to songs that had only just appeared in print.
This volume is the first scholarly edition of the collection since its original appearance. It includes an Introduction, giving an account of the importance to Hogg of songs and singing across his creative life and detailed notes to each of the songs Hogg presents. The volume is intended to be used alongside James Hogg’s Contributions to Musical Collections and Miscellaneous Songs which contains musical copies of the songs, taken directly from the collections to which Hogg refers in Songs by the Ettrick Shepherd. As such it provides the full textual and musical contexts of these songs as Hogg’s public would have known and enjoyed them.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Introduction
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The Genesis of the Text
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Donald MacDonald
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Scotia’s Glens
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The Broom Sae Green
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Flora MacDonald’s Farewell
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Bonny Prince Charlie
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The Skylark
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Gang to the Brakens wi’ Me
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The Minstrel Boy
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Farewell to Glen-Shalloch
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Caledonia
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The Noctes Sang
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The Souters o’ Selkirk
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O, Jeanie, There’s Naething to Fear Ye!
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Arabian Song
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I Lookit East, I Lookit West
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The Village of Balmaquhapple
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Callum-a-Glen
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The Three Men of Moriston
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When the Kye Comes Hame
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Lenachan’s Farewell
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The Stuarts of Appin
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The Poor Man
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The Women Fo’k
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M‘Lean’s Welcome
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The Maid of the Sea
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Go Home to your Rest
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The Harp of Ossian
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When Maggy Gangs Away
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A Father’s Lament
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There’s Gowd in the Breast
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Why Weeps Yon Highland Maid?
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My Emma, my Darling
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The Mermaid’s Song
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Donald M‘Gillavry
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O’er the Ocean Bounding
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Charlie is my Darling
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If E’er I Am Thine
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Meg o’ Marley
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Bonny Mary
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The Ladies’ Evening Song
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Mary, Canst Thou Leave Me?
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Black Mary
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Love Is Like a Dizziness
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O, Weel Befa’ the Maiden Gay
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Cameron’s Welcome Hame
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Oh-hon, Oh Righ!
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The Frazer’s in the Correi
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Ye Breezes that Spring
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Come Rowe the Boat
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The Highlander’s Farewell
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A Witch’s Chant
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How Dear to Me the Hour
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The Hill of Lochiel
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The Flowers of Scotland
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The Bonny Lass of Deloraine
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The Two Men of Colston; or, The True English Character
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Red Clan-Ranald’s Men
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Up An’ Rin Awa’, Geordie
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My Love’s Bonny
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The Gloamin’
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Liddel Bower, A Ballad
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Auld Ettrick John
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Doctor Monroe
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Sing On, Sing On, my Bonny Bird
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Jock an’ his Mother
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On Ettrick Clear
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Athol Cummers
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Love Letter
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Mischievous Woman
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Lock the Door, Lariston
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Fair Was thy Blossom
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Courting Song
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There’s Nae Laddie Coming
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Appie M‘Gie
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The Gathering of the Clans
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I Hae Naebody Now
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The Forty-Second’s Welcome to Scotland
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Highland Tay
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I’ll No Wake wi’ Annie
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The Lass o’ Carlisle
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My Love She’s But a Lassie Yet
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The Moon
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The Witch o’ Fife
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Row on, Row on
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Marion Graham
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The Flower
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Birniebouzle
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I Hae Lost my Love
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Allan Dhu
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Love’s Visit
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The Moon Was A-Waning
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O, What Gart Me Greet?
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A National Song of Triumph
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The Fall of the Leaf
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The Ancient Banner
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A Widow’s Wail
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Auld Joe Nicholson’s Nanny
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The Broken Heart
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John o’ Brackadale
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Bauldy Frazer
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Hymn to the Evening Star
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Ohon-a-Righ!
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The Laddie that I Ken O’
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O Lady Dear
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The Spectre’s Cradle Song
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Hymn to the God of the Sea
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Angel’s Morning Song to the Shepherd
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Mary Gray
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Ode on Hearing of the Death of Mr Pitt
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Busaco
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Ode to the Genius of Shakespeare
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The Wee Housie
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Good Night, and Joy
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Note on the Text
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Emendation List
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Hyphenation List
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Editorial Notes
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Index of First Lines and Melody Titles
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Bibliography
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Glossary
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