Lizzie Higgins

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Lizzie Higgins (1929-1993) was an Aberdeenshire ballad singer. Born Elizabeth Ann Higgins in Guest Row, Aberdeen, she was the daughter of settled Travellers the piper Donty Higgins and the singer Jeannie Robertson. In 1941, after her school was twice bombed, Lizzie moved with her mother to the rural town of Banchory, where the local children bullied her for her heritage. She was so unhappy in this environment that she left school at fifteen despite the pleasure she gained from studying. She moved back to Aberdeen to fillet fish and take seasonal agricultural labouring. She married Brian Youlden and did not take up public singing until 1967 because she did not wish to distract public attention from her mother. She died of throat cancer in 1993. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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What A Voice

Princess Of The Thistle

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Up and Awa' Wi' the Laverock

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Voice of the People 17: It Fell on a Day a Bonny Summer Day

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Voice of the People 02: My Ship Shall Sail the Ocean - Songs of Tempest & Sea Battles, Sailor Lads & Fishermen

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Voice of the People 03: O'er His Grave The Grass Grew Green (Tragic Ballads)

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Voice of the People 06: Tonight I'll Make You My Bride

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Voice of the People 05: Come All My Lads that Follow the Plough

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Voice of the People 10: Who's That at My Bed Window?

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Wooed and Married and AA

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Greentrax 30th Anniversary

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Classic Scots Ballads-Scotti

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