Recordings & Info 235. The Earl of Aboyne
CONTENTS:
1) Alternative Titles
2) Traditional Ballad Index
3) Child Collection Index
ATTACHED PAGES: (see left hand column)
1) Roud No. 99: The Earl of Aboyne (46 Listings)
Alternate Titles
Bonny Peggy Irvine
The Laird o' Aboyne
Traditional Ballad Index: Earl of Aboyne, The [Child 235]
DESCRIPTION: The Earl goes to London, leaving his wife behind. She hears that he has been courting others. When he returns, she makes a fine show but disdains him. He prepares once again to depart, and says she may not go with him. She dies for love
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST_DATE: 1803 (Skene ms.)
KEYWORDS: love separation death accusation infidelity rejection
FOUND_IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES: (8 citations)
Child 235, "The Earl of Aboyne" (12 texts, 1 tune)
Bronson 235, "The Earl of Aboyne" (9 versions)
GlenbuchatBallads, pp. 164-168, "The Earl of Aboyne" (1 text)
Greig #121, p. 1, "The Laird o' Aboyne"; Greig #123, p. 2, "The Earl o' Aboyne" (1 text plus 1 fragment)
GreigDuncan6 1159, "The Earl o' Aboyne" (8 texts plus a single verse on p. 559, 5 tunes)
Ord, pp. 464-465, "The Lord o' Aboyne" (1 text)
Leach, pp. 593-595, "The Earl of Aboyne" (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: Peter Buchan, Gleanings of Scarce Old Ballads (Norwood, 1974 (reprint of 1891 Aberdeen reissue of 1825 Peterhead edition)), pp. 71-73, "The Earl of Aboyne"
Roud #99
ALTERNATE_TITLES:
Bonny Peggy Irvine
NOTES: This rather confused story seems to have no historical basis (at least not based on the names in the ballad). - RBW
Child Collection- Child Ballad 235: The Earl of Aboyne
Child --Artist --Title --Album --Year --Length --Have
235 Bell Duncan The Earl of Aboyne (1) The James Madison Carpenter Collection 1927-1955 No
235 Bell Duncan The Earl of Aboyne (2) The James Madison Carpenter Collection 1927-1955 No
235 Bell Duncan The Earl of Aboyne (3) The James Madison Carpenter Collection 1927-1955 No
235 Cassie Hastie The Earl of Aboyne The James Madison Carpenter Collection 1927-1955 No
235 Ewan MacColl The Earl of Aboyne The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (The Child Ballads) - Vol. 7 [Reissue] 196? 4:59 Yes
235 Ewan MacColl The Earl of Aboyne The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (The Child Ballads) - Vol. 4 1956 No
235 Ewan MacColl The Earl of Aboyne Ballads - Murder Intrigue Love Discord 2009 5:06 Yes
235 June Tabor The Earl of Aboyne Ashes and Diamonds 1977 5:15 Yes
235 Katherine Campbell Earl of Aboyne The Songs of Amelia and Jane Harris - Scots Songs and Ballads from Perthshire Tradition 2004 2:45 Yes
235 Mrs John Catto The Earl of Aboyne The James Madison Carpenter Collection 1927-1955 No