Some quick thoughts The Water is Wide is often labelled as American Scarborough Settlers Lament is Canadian with a Scottish melody Fireside Book of American songs lists Banks & Braes and Barbry Ellen Folk Songs of Old New England has quite a bit including Over the water to Charlie, Gypsy Daisy (Seven Gypsies), Jenny Jenkins (Will you wear Red) is a kids songs from Galloway Our Goodman (seven nights drunk) This shows up in some 18thc Scottish collections Three Crows (Twa Corbies) more American Songbag has some Who will shoe your pretty little foot (Fair Annie of Lochryan) Weevily Wheat Gypsy davey The Brown Girl more Cowboy songs are a good source Roll on little dogies has the same tune as "My Bonnie" A lot of Stephen Foster's stuff sounds suspiciously Scottish Good luck and let us know what you end up doing cheers- Julia
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