Andrew Lammie

It tells the story of an ill-fated romance between Annie, the daughter of the miller at Tifty, and Andrew Lammie, the trumpeter for the lord of nearby Fyvie Castle.

The ballad is said to recount a historical event, with the heroine "Bonnie Annie" being buried in the churchyard at Fyvie.

[4] Other popular ballads sharing similar meter and rhyme schemes include Barbara Allen and The Dowie Dens of Yarrow.

[6][7] Annie, daughter of the miller of Tifty, falls in love with Andrew Lammie, trumpeter for the lord of Fyvie.

[13] "Andrew Lammie" shares the themes of martyrdom and tragic love with many Scottish ballads.

[15] Like "The Dowie Dens of Yarrow", this ballad tells the story of a woman who, despite social pressure, is able to take control of her own life, at the cost of losing it.

[18] Contemporary singers including Martin Simpson[19] and Iona Fyfe[20] have cited this ballad as an example of a Scottish honour killing.

[39] In Fyvie Castle, a statue of a trumpeter traditionally held to represent Andrew Lammie stands at the top of Preston Tower.

[40][41] The location of the farmhouse where she lived was about half a mile (0.8 km) from Fyvie Castle, uphill from Tifty's Mill.

The grave of Agnes Smith in the Fyvie kirkyard.
The mill at Tifty, as it stood in the 1890s.
1877 sheet music to "Andrew Lammie".
Bridge over Skeugh Burn, between Fyvie and Tifty. The bridge is approximately 100 yards from the 17th century bridge, at which according to some versions of the ballad Andrew and Annie had their final meeting. [ 34 ]