Wild Mountain Thyme (also known as “Purple Heather” and “Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go”)
~ Song
Annotation
Francis McPeake's contributions to this work are debated. However, he did copyright it in 1957, though doubt was cast on that claim in the early 1990s.
Annotation last modified on 2012-08-10 22:24 UTC.
Relationships
lyricist: | Robert Tannahill |
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writer: | Francis McPeake (in 1957) |
additional composer: | John Hamilton (songwriter in the late 1700's) (in 1796) |
composer: | [traditional] (special purpose artist) |
lyrics page: | https://genius.com/The-chieftains-wild-mountain-thyme-lyrics [info] |
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Wikidata: | Q877453 [info] |
version of: | The Braes o' Balquhidder (1829 Tannahill version) |
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part of: | Róisín Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend (order: 2) |
arrangements: | Purple Heather (Van Morrison arrangement) |