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Carolina Oliphant, (Lady Nairne), 1766-1845, wrote these song lyrics for the tune (the origin of which is unknown). The Rowan Tree appeared in R. A. Smith's Scottish Minstrel (1822). Lady Nairne was a song collector and wrote some of Scotland's best-known songs. Some of her songs and prose have been attributed to Robert Burns, Walter Scott or ...
The Rowan Tree is a traditional Scottish folk song by Carolina Nairne. [1] An early publication occurred in 1843. [2] It is sung as part of the 2022 film Living by the lead character.
Nairne began writing songs shortly after her father's death in 1792. [3] She was a contemporary of the best-known Scottish songwriter and poet Robert Burns.Although the two never met, together they forged a national song for Scotland, that in the words of Dianne Dugaw, Professor of English and Folklore at the University of Oregon, "lies somewhere between folk-song and art-song."
O rowan tree! Clearly this was a woman with a heart for her native place, but what else do we know about her? Let us take a brief look at this enigmatic songwriter and the joys and sorrows of her long life. Lady Nairne was born Carolina Oliphant in the 'auld house' of Gask (officially Findo Gask) on the banks of the Earn, in Perthshire, on the ...
Aug 2, 2017 · Here is a lovely traditional song-cum-poem to that most Scottish of trees, written by Lady Nairne (1766-1845). THE ROWAN TREE. Oh rowan tree, oh rowan tree, Thou'lt aye be dear to me, Entwined ...
Jan 14, 2021 · The Rowan Tree is a Scottish song whose lyrics hearken back to the Jacobite period. Excellent photographs from 'The UK Landscape Photography Awards' - accomp...
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- The Rowan Tree. When asked to name a tree associated with Scotland both the Scots Pine and the Rowan tree spring to mind. Here is a poem by someone who also associated the rowan with Scotland - Carolina Oliphant, also known as Lady Nairne. The Rowan Tree. Oh! Rowan Tree Oh! Rowan Tree! Thou'lt aye be dear to me, Entwined thou art wi mony ties,
