I too was lucky enough to see Jeannie in performance -- such a big personality to go with the magnificent voice that the sense of her 'self' extended later to the more common listening experiences of tapes and LPs. So now, when I go onto the Kist o Riches site (School of Scottish Studies and BBC archive material) and type Jeannie Robertson into the search, I can select from dozens and dozens of tracks -- songs, often repeated over the years, from her repertoire of ballads, bawdry, kids' songs, love songs etc.; folk tales; and interviews. And it's very easy to imagine being in a corner of the same room!
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