Robert Anderson in Carlisle - between 1770 and 1779
from Memoir of the Author, written by himself, pages xvii–xviii:
Among our neighbours was a decent industrious old woman, born in the Highlands of Scotland: proud did I feel to run her errands; and at her fire side I spent many a winter evening, delighted beyond measure, with the wild Scottish ballads which she taught me, while labouring at her wheel. Gilderoy, Johnny Armstrong, Sir James the Ross, Lord Thomas and fair Annette, The Duke of Gordon and his three daughters, Barbary Allan, and Binorie, were my greatest favourites. From this cheerful,… more >>
Robert Anderson, Memoir of the Author, written by himself. In The Poetical Works of Robert Anderson, volume 1 (Carlisle, 1820), p. xvii–xviii. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1658486293207 accessed: 12 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersTraditional Scottish ballads | performed by an old Scottish woman |
Experience Information
Date/Time | between 1770 and 1779 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |