Bothy ballad

Bothy ballads are songs sung by farm labourers in the northeast region of Scotland.

By contrast "The Bogheid Crew" is a celebration of the fine work done by the labourers, naming each one in turn.

Some songs celebrate the countryside, including "Where The Gadie Rins", "Bonny Udny" and "Arlin's Fine Braes".

The most famous is "The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter" (Child Ballad 110), recorded by Steeleye Span as "Royal Forrester".

In the mid-1960s Grampian Television produced two series of programs re-enacting the kind of songs that were sung in bothies.

[5] Scottish history podcast Stories of Scotland features bothy ballads in its first episode.