When Ewan MacColl recorded Tannahill's "The Braes o' Balquhither / Balquither" on "Traditional Songs and Ballads" (with Peggy Seeger - Folkways, FW 8760, 1964), he remarked that it had "passed into the Scots country singer's repertoire" and that the Nthn Ireland's "Wild Mountain Thyme" "appeared to be a version of Tannahill's song". MacColl says he learned it from Betsy Henry of Auchterarder.

The '97 Mudcat posting of "The Braes o' Balquidder" by Bruce O., says that there was a recording on Folk Lyric by Betsy Miller, "Ewan MacColl's mother".

Wolfgang, in a '99 posting, say that it's pronounced "Balwhither" (according to the Tannahill Weavers website).

The "robokopp" folk lyrics site, mentions the melody as "The Three Carls o' Buchanan" when they posted the lyrics ...

Oh Sorry, was this a "Waltzing Matilda" thread???!!!
(now I wasn't the one who started Waltzing Matilda out the door here, you know!!!)
It's just that I've always liked this song - and grew to HATE that old chestnut "Will Ye Go Lassie, Go"!!!

Cheers! R-J