Combining biography, folklore, oral history and ethnomusicology, this book explores the life and repertoire of the Scottish traditional singer Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975). Quoting frequently from Jeannie Robertson's own oral accounts of her life, James Porter and Herschel Gower trace her career as a member of the marginal nomadic group in Northeast Scotland known as "travellers", whose origin is obscure. They explain the importance of traditional song in her family and community, and assess the rapport she established with her audiences. Eighty of her songs are included, complete with musical notation.
- ISBN13 9781898410843
- Publish Date 1 January 2001 (first published 15 December 1995)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 December 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Birlinn General
- Imprint Tuckwell Press Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 408
- Language English