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The wee cooper o' Fife
First line:
There was a wee cooper wha lived in Fife
composer
Anonymous
traditional Scottish ballad
arranger
Cedric Thorpe Davie (1913-1983)
author of text
Anonymous

Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: The Hardie Press

Recordings
Cover of 'Songs of Scotland' (CDH55336)
Songs of Scotland
Marie McLaughlin (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Isobel Frayling-Cork (clarsach)
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CDH55336  Helios (Hyperion's budget label)  
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Marie McLaughlin (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Track 33 on CDH55336 [1'45] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)
English
The wee cooper o' Fife
A traditional Scottish ballad telling a traditional tale of gentility tamed. The comprehensible words relate the narrative, the others are picturesque vocables meaning little or much according to inflection.

from notes by John Currie © 2000

Track-specific metadata
Details for CDH55336 track 33
Artists
Marie McLaughlin (soprano)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
ISRC
GB-AJY-99-10633
Duration
1'45
Recording date
16 April 1999
Recording venue
St George's, Brandon Hill, United Kingdom
Recording producer
Martin Compton
Recording engineer
Tony Faulkner
Hyperion usage
  1. Songs of Scotland (CDA67106)
    Disc 1 Track 33
    Release date: March 2000
    Deletion date: October 2007
    Superseded by CDH55336
  2. Songs of Scotland (CDH55336)
    Disc 1 Track 33
    Release date: July 2009
    Helios (Hyperion's budget label)
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