Songs That Tell Stories

Ballads are songs which tell a story. The North East of Scotland is a particularly rich source of traditional songs which go back hundreds of years and also Bothy Ballads which tell of the farming life.

Using some ballads, the S2s were shown how a story is “paced” and were asked to summarise the plot of some famous songs associated with the North East.
They needed a Start, Middle, End and a couple of other bulletpoints to develop the plot!

Here are the ballads they investigated –
The Bonnie Lass o Fyvie – https://youtu.be/FE_OWMhxIsM
Binorrie (or The Twa Sisters) https://youtu.be/Lkug80HDQho
Johnny O Braidislee – https://youtu.be/5P27NG6xV3U

The Wee Toon Clerk – https://youtu.be/F-PXNOirZWQ
MacPhersons Rant – https://youtu.be/0Xk97yaZnMM
Mill O Tifty’s Annie https://youtu.be/0O1yTSIzoJo
The Twa Brithers https://youtu.be/T7qnPIPwWvI
Glenlogie – https://youtu.be/AaYhg5WV6nU
The Gypsy Laddies – https://youtu.be/oexCfr5Utbk
Twa Corbies https://youtu.be/sYfNgOuQ2Bo