English & Other 255. Willie's Fatal Visit
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Title - Willie's Fatal Visit
Contributors - Stanley Robertson
Reporters - Barbara McDermitt
Summary - Stanley Robertson introduces and then sings a ballad that he has only heard from Travellers, including Maggie Stewart and Jeannie [Robertson]. It tells of hatred beyond the grave. Willie got a young girl into trouble and murdered her at Mary's Stile. Passing there some years later, he saw her ghost, and she asked him to repent and she would forgive him. He refused, so she tore him in half and hung him on the stile, where he was found by his new sweetheart.
Track Duration (h:m:s) - 00:06:58
Date Recorded - 1979.07.07
Language - English, Scots
Genre - Song, Information
Collection - School of Scottish Studies
Track ID - 67495
Original Tape ID - SA1979.133
Original Track ID - SA1979.133.A4
Audio Quality - Good
Audio Format - R2R
Classification - C255; R244;
Recording Location:
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Aberdeen
Village - Aberdeen
Item Notes - 7 verses. Fragment of Child ballad no. 255, 'Willie's Fatal Visit', approximately the latter third of Child's version, from Buchan's 'Ancient Ballads and Songs of the North of Scotland', vol. II, pp. 259-262.
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