Acknowledgements
Fa Did Fit An Fan
- Illustrations
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Site page: Muckle Sangs
- Artist: W. Small
- Book: British Ballads v2, published in 1897, page 9
- Illustration for: Lochinvar
Site page: The Fause Knicht
- Artist: W. Ralston
- Book: British Ballads v2, published in 1897, page 209
- Illustration for: Robin Hood and the Widow's Sons
Site page: The Swans Swim Sae Bonnie
- Artist: E. Corbould
- Book: The Book of British Ballads, published in 1888, page 390
- Illustration for: The Cruel Sister
Site page: The Cruel Brither
- Artist: J. Franklin
- Book: The Book of British Ballads, published in 1888, page 395
- Illustration for: Fair Helen
Site page: The Gouden Vanity
- Artist: W. Ralston
- Book: British Ballads v1, published in 1897, page 271
- Illustration for: The Goulden Vanitee
Site page: Macpherson's Rant
- Artist: A. Rackham
- Book: Some British Ballads, published in 1924, page 141
- Illustration for: The Gypsy Laddie
Site page: The Twa Corbies
- Artist: A. Rackham
- Book: Some British Ballads, published in 1924, page 41
- Illustration for: The Twa Corbies
Site page: Earl Richard
- Artist: C. Gregory
- Book: British Ballads v1, published in 1897, page 309
- Illustration for: Hugh of Lincoln
Site page: Barbara Allan
- Artist: H.M. Brock
- Book: A Book of Old Ballads, published in 1934, page 33
- Illustration for: Barbara Allen's Cruelty
Site page: Johnnie O Braidesley
- Artist: T. Sibson
- Book: The Book of British Ballads, published in 1888, page 225
- Illustration for: Johnie of Breadislee
Site page: The Baron O Brackley
- Artist: H.M. Paget
- Book: British Ballads v1, published in 1897, page 65
- Illustration for: The Baron o Brackley
- Audio examples
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The Fause Knight
- Singer: Tom Spiers
- Source: Recorded for this project
The Swan Swims Sae Bonnie
Version 1
- Singer: Fife Travellers
- Source: Recorded by Pete Shepheard in the 1960s
Version 2
- Singer: Jimmy Brown
- Source: Recorded by Peter A Hall in the 1960s
Version 3
- Singer: Lucie Stewart
- Source: From Kist O Riches
Version 4
- Singer: Norman Kennedy
- Source: Recorded by Tom Spiers at FifeSing, 2005
The Cruel Brither
- Singer: Tom Spiers
- Source: From 'The Gaugers' CD, Beware of the Aberdonian, 1976
The Gouden Vanity
Version 1
- Singer: Tom Spiers
- Source: From 'The Gaugers' CD, Awa Wi the Rovin Sailor, 1994
Version 2
- Singer: Tom Spiers
- Source: Recorded for this project by Tom Spiers
Macpherson's Rant
Version 1
- Singer: Jimmy McBeath
- Source: Recorded by Peter A Hall in the 1960s
Version 2
- Singer: Maggie McPhee
- Source: Recorded by Peter A Hall in the 1960s
The Twa Corbies
- Singer: Emma Spiers
- Source: Recorded for this project by Tom Spiers
Earl Richard
- Singer: Tom Spiers
- Source: From 'Shepheard Spiers & Watson' CD, Over the High Hills, 2012
Barbara Allan
Version 1
- Singer: Jessie MacDonald
- Source: Recorded by Peter A Hall in the 1960s
Version 2
- Singer: John Stewart
- Source: Recorded by Peter A Hall in the 1960s
Version 3
- Singer: Tom Spiers
- Source: From 'Shepheard Spiers & Watson' CD, Over the High Hills, 2012
Johnnie O Braidiesley
- Singer: Jimmy Brown
- Source: Recorded by Peter A Hall in the 1960s
The Baron O Brackley
- Singer: Peter Hall
- Source: From 'The Gaugers' CD, The Fighting Scot, 1992
- Video examples
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The Fause Knicht
- Singer: Ellie Beaton
- Souce: Learned from material prepared for this project
The Swan Swims Sae Bonnie
- Singer: Iona Fyfe
- Source: Based on the singing of Lucy Stewart and Pete Coe
The Cruel Brither
- Singer: Emma Spiers
- Source: Learned from her father
The Gouden Vanity
- Singer: Jodie Beaton
- Source: Learned from book 'Fan I Wis Young'
Macpherson's Rant
- Singer: Ellie Beaton
- Source: Learned from book '101 Scottish Songs'
The Twa Corbies
- Singer: Emma Spiers
- Source: Learned from book '101 Scottish Songs'
Earl Richard
- Singer: Tom Spiers
- Source: Learned from book, William Motherwell's 'Minstrelsy Ancient and Modern'
Barbara Allan
- Singer: Iona Fyfe
- Source: Learned for this project, from version compiled by Tom Spiers
Johnnie O Braidesley
- Singer: Cameron Nixon
- Source: Tune from Rod Paterson, words from the Greig~Duncan Collection
The Baron O Brackley
- Singer: Cameron Nixon
- Source: Version learned for this project, based on words from Greig~Duncan
Video Production
- Filming and editing: Bruce Murray
- Audio: Tom Spiers
- Producer: Frieda Morrison
- Video location: Delgaty Castle. Thanks to Joan Johnson for permission to use the Great Hall.
- Webpages content
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Content donated by Tom Spiers.
- Recommended reading
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- The English and Scottish Popular Ballads - Francis James Child
- The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads - Bertrand Harris Bronson
- The Greig~Duncan Folk Song Collection
Funding
The creation of this content was originally funded by The Doric Board and the project was co-ordinated by Frieda Morrison of Scots Radio.