The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #49644   Message #4110304
Posted By: MartinNail
15-Jun-21 - 07:20 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The Wee Lass on the Brae
Subject: RE: Origins: The Wee Lass on the Brae
Triona and Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill sang this on Triona's Gael-Linn LP 'Triona' (CEF 043, 1975), reissued on CD as CEF CD 043.

I don't have the LP, but the notes to the CD probably just reprint the LP notes. They say:

"Very little is known about this song, save that it was learnt from the singing of an old Tyrone man, on a BBC recording. It was at times hard to make out the words, but here we have a fairly coherent version. Although not a song of any great consequence, it retains a lot of charm and has a very pleasant air."

The recording in question must be the one of Peter Donnelly, recorded in Castle Caulfield, Co. Tyrone, in 1952. It's listed in the Roud index here:
The Lass on the Brae.

All the versions I've ever heard derive directly or indirectly from the Ni Dhomhnaill version.

Martin