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Willie's Fatal Visit
Roud Folksong Index (S195384)

1 of approx 16 results
First Line

Willie's gaen o'er yon high high hill

Roud No

244 [Search for 244 in the current indexes]

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Child 255

Source

BBC REC 293 (`Ballad Folk')

Performer

Higgins, Lizzie

Place

Scotland : Aberdeenshire : Aberdeen

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Date collected

1977

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Roud Bib ref

X5742

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Willie's Fatal Visit
Roud Folksong Index (S226207)

2 of approx 16 results
First Line

For Willie's gaed o'er yon high high hill

Roud No

244 [Search for 244 in the current indexes]

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Child 255

Source

Topic 12T 179 ('The Travelling Stewarts')

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Robertson, Jeannie

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Scotland

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Date collected

1967

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X5920

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Willie's Fatal Visit [traditional Ballad Index Entry]
Roud Folksong Index (S503713)

3 of approx 16 results
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244 [Search for 244 in the current indexes]

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Child 255

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Traditional Ballad Index (online) C255

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Online index

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X10951

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http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/C255.html
Willie's Fate
Roud Folksong Index (S226211)

4 of approx 16 results
First Line

For Willie's gaen owre yon high high hill

Roud No

244 [Search for 244 in the current indexes]

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Child 255

Source

Porter & Gower, Jeannie Robertson pp.251-252

Performer

Robertson, Jeannie

Place

Scotland : Aberdeenshire : Aberdeen

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Printed : Book

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X5875

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Willie's Fatal Visit
Roud Folksong Index (S256737)

5 of approx 16 results
First Line

For Willie's gone on yon high high hill

Roud No

244 [Search for 244 in the current indexes]

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Child 255

Source

Folktracks 90-503 ('Andrew Lammie')

Performer

Robertson, Jeannie

Place

Scotland : Aberdeenshire : Aberdeen

Collector

Kennedy, Peter

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X4765

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Willie's Fatal Visit
Roud Folksong Index (S226208)

6 of approx 16 results
First Line

'Twas on an evening fair I went to take the air

Roud No

244 [Search for 244 in the current indexes]

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Child 255

Source

Leach, The Ballad Book (1955) pp.623-625

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Scotland

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Buchan BNS 2 p.259

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X4920

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Willie's Fatal Visit
Roud Folksong Index (S226209)

7 of approx 16 results
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'Twas on an evening fair I went to take the air

Roud No

244 [Search for 244 in the current indexes]

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Child 255

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Child, Vol.4 pp.415-416 (No.255)

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Scotland

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Buchan BNS 2 p.259

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X4680

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Willie's Fate
Roud Folksong Index (S165991)

8 of approx 16 results
First Line

Oft have ye travelled this road, Willy

Roud No

244 [Search for 244 in the current indexes]

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Child 255

Source

Caedmon TC 1146 / Topic 12T 161 (`Child Ballads 2')

Performer

Robertson, Jeannie

Place

Scotland : Aberdeen

Collector

Kennedy, Peter

Date collected

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Sound recording

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Audio; Text in booklet

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X4880

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Willie's Fatal Visit
Roud Folksong Index (S165990)

9 of approx 16 results
First Line

'Twas on an evening fair, I went to take the air

Roud No

244 [Search for 244 in the current indexes]

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Child 255

Source

Buchan, Ancient Ballads and Songs 2 (1828 / 1875) pp.246-249

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Scotland

Collector

Buchan, Peter

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X5750

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Willie's Fate
Roud Folksong Index (S256738)

10 of approx 16 results
First Line

For Willie's gane ower yon high high hill

Roud No

244 [Search for 244 in the current indexes]

Other nums

Child 255

Source

Rounder CD 1776 ('Classic Ballads 2')

Performer

Robertson, Jeannie

Place

Scotland : Aberdeenshire : Aberdeen

Collector

Lomax, Alan / Peter Kennedy

Date collected

1953

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X4859

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Willie's Fatal Visit
Roud Folksong Index (S431684)

11 of approx 16 results
First Line

Wullie's gane owre yon high high hills

Roud No

244 [Search for 244 in the current indexes]

Other nums

Child 255

Source

Munro, The Democratic Muse (1996) pp.119-120

Performer

Higgins, Lizzie

Place

Scotland : Aberdeenshire : Aberdeen

Collector

Smith, Stephanie

Date collected

1973

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Book

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School of Scottish Studies SA 1970/174

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X9413

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