Name: Katie Bairdie 17 August 1999
Channel: trad
Description: Free MP3 download. A traditional song, played into a four track tape machine in Orkney, in the summer of 1999

Katie Bairdie 17 August 1999

Red Hand Jimmy

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A traditional song, played into a four track tape machine in Orkney, in the summer of 1999

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Red Hand Jimmy

Jimmy Carlyle - folk musician from Orkney, Scotland. Plays mandolin and guitar and sings.

This is the website for Jimmy Carlyle, a folk musician from Fife, and long term resident in Orkney. He has been in a number of bands over the years, many of which are showcased here.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Folk

Charts

#16,127 today Peak #186

#3,568 in subgenre Peak #43

Author

trad

Rights

Jimmy and Calum Carlyle

Uploaded

June 26, 2005

Track Files

MP3

MP3 2.7 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00

Story behind the song

This song features the use of a couple of wine making demi johns as percussion.

Lyrics

Katie Bairdie hid a coo,
Black an' white aboot the mou' ;
Wisna that a dainty coo ? -
Dance Katie Bairdie.
                 
Katie Bairdie hid a cat,
She could catch baith moose and rat ;
Wisna that a dainty cat ? -
Dance Katie Bairdie.
                 
Katie Bairdie hid a hen,
She could lay baith but an' ben ;
Wisna that a dainty hen ? -
Dance Katie Bairdie.
                 
Katie Bairdie hid a wife,
She could use baith fork an' knife ;
Wisna that a dainty wife ? -
Dance Kaitie Bairdie.
                 
Katie Bairdie hid a wean,
Widna play whan it cam' on rain ;
Wisna that a dainty wean ? -
Dance Katie Bairdie.

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