Songs
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = AMS
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of Old Scots Tunes [...] Set and most humbly dedicated to the Right Honorable Lady Erskine, by Francis Barsanti
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1687
Scope and Contents
The content of the work is: 'Dumbarton's Drums', Kat Oggie', 'Ettrick Banks', 'Lochaber', 'The Lass of Peatie's mill', 'The Highland Laddie', 'Busk ye buske ye my bonny bride', 'The last time I came o'er the moor', 'Corn riggs are bonny', 'Waly waly', 'Johnnie Faa', 'Lord Aboyne's welcome or Cumbernauld House', 'The Bush aboon Traquair', 'To danton me', 'The Birks of Envermay', 'Fife and all the Lands about it', 'Peggy I must love thee', 'Logan water', 'Pinkie House', 'The Sutours of...
Dates:
1742
Lament for the Auld house of Spottiswoode, by Alicia Spottiswoode
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1477
Scope and Contents
Autograph manuscript of an early unpublished poem In the poem, The Lament of the Auld House of Spottiswood ca. 1833.
The manuscript has been folded and sealed for delivery and bears the address, John Spottiswood Esquire, Spottiswood, Lauder.
Dates:
1832-1834
Letter to John Aitken
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1265
Scope and Contents
At E2010.16 there is an 'autograph letter signed' from Thomas Lyle to John Aitken at Gayfield Square, Edinburgh, dated 28 May 1827. The letter is concerned with Lyle's compilation Ancient ballads and songs and how, having received 'notice from Mr. Lumisden', he is aware of Aitken's 'willingness to suggest a few amendments and additions to the Lyrical MS'. Lyle has heard much about 'Mr Aitken's abilities, from Glasgow friends', and would regard 'any little...
Dates:
1827
Papers of Alexander A. Aitchison (1831-1860), Musselburgh
Fonds
Identifier: MS AIT
Scope and Contents
Manuscript collection of songs and piano pieces belonging to Alexander A Aitchison, Drummore, Musselburgh.
Dates:
Undated
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Papers of Louisa Matilda Crawford, nee Montagu
Fonds — Box CLX-A-336
Identifier: Coll-1839
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of loose leaf songs and poems, letters, notes, 10 stitched booklets and a manuscript notebook all relating to, or produced by, Louisa Matilda Jane Crawford (1789-1857) a songwriter. There is both professional correspondence relating to the publication of her work and personal love letters between herself and her husband. Most of the records date from the latter half of Louisa’s life, when she was married, living in London and earning an income through her songwriting....
Dates:
1650-1930; Majority of material found within c 1789-c 1857
R.A.M.C. song, originating in the Edinburgh University R.A.M.C.
Fonds — Box CLX-A-1532
Identifier: Coll-1705
Content Description
Song text on card, entitled "R.A.M.C. Song", and consisting of 5 x verses with chorus. On the rear in ms are the lines:
'here stop and spend a social hour in harmless
mirth and fun, let friendship reign, be
just and kind and evil, speak of none'
Dates:
1914-1945