Song beginning 'A drum a du a du a de' [A Diddle for a Tinker's Wedding] and accompanying note, 27 July 1904
Scope and Contents
Song beginning 'A drum a du a du a de' [A Diddle for a Tinker's Wedding] and accompanying note probably collected from Margaret Campbell nee Stewart or her husband Andrew Campbell, Easter Bohespic or Over Bohespic, Siorrachd Pheairt/Perthshire. The song is composed of a four line chorus and four verses of four lines each. A vocabulary note explains the final line of the chorus 'Hurra the naikains waddin O' as 'Naikin = Tinker'. The additional note states that Andrew Campbell is a grandson of John Campbell mentioned by John Francis Campbell, folklorist.
Dates
- Creation: 27 July 1904
Language of Materials
Gaelic English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 20 folios ; 21 x 17 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 11r, line 10 to folio 11v, line 15
Subject
- Campbell, Andrew, c1867-1932 (tinker | Perthshire) (Person)
- Campbell, John Francis, 1821-1885 (folklorist and polymath) (Person)
- Campbell, Margaret, c1871-1939 (or Stewart) (Person)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Repository Details
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