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Willie Scott
12+ albums
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Willie Scott was born in 1897 near Canobie in Dumfriesshire in the south of Scotland. He left school at 11 to work on a farm at Stobs near Hawick. His adult life was spent as a shepherd at various farms in the high hills of the Scottish Borders. Willie sang at social gatherings, Shepherds suppers and the like. He picked his songs up from a multitude of sources, and continued to add songs he liked to his repertoire right up to his death. Many of his songs however were learned from his mother and father. He began to be known to a wider audience when Francis Collinson from the School of Scottish Studies recorded him as part of their project collecting the songs and ballads of the Borders. The folk revivial in the Sixties brought him further recognition. Following his performances at the Howff Folk Club in Dunfermline he became more widely known. Following his retirement (from shepherding) in 1968 his singing took him as far afield as Australia and the USA. His signature song "The Shepherd's Song" described his life. Many of his songs were transcribed and compiled by Alison McMorland and are available in the book "Herd Laddie o' the Glen" which is available through the School of Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Willie died in 1989 aged 92 User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Keep Your Faith to the Sky
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Indie
The Shepherd's Song
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The Time for Peace Is Now - Gospel Music About Us
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Voice of the People 13: They Ordered Their Pints of Beer & Bottles of Sherry
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Voice of the People 18: To Catch a Fine Buck Was My Delight - Songs of Hunting and Poaching
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Voice of the People 20: There Is a Man Upon the Farm
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Voice of the People 10: Who's That at My Bed Window?
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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 04: Farewell, My Own Dear Native Land
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Voice of the People 17: It Fell on a Day a Bonny Summer Day
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Three Score And Ten: A Voice To The People