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The wee cooper o' Fife
First line:
There was a wee cooper wha lived in Fife
composer
traditional Scottish ballad
arranger
author of text
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
Recordings
 Songs of ScotlandCDH55336  ‘Marie McLaughlin sings with warm tone, affection, humour and zest’ (Gramophone) ‘Marie McLaughlin's gleaming yet often dark-hued soprano takes to this music as to the bothy born; and Edinburgh-born Malcolm Martineau heels and toes ...» More |
Details
Artists
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
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Songs of Scotland (CDA67106)
Disc 1 Track 33
Release date: March 2000
Deletion date: October 2007
Superseded by CDH55336
