Authorship Note This song has been attributed to Lady Carolina Nairne. See Wikipedia link below. |
Genre Categories | Songs; Works with undetermined instrumentation; English language; |
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Work Title | The Hundred Pipers |
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Alternative. Title | Wi' a hundred pipers, an' a', an' a' |
Composer | Folk Songs, Scottish |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ISF 5 |
Librettist | Carolina Oliphant Nairne (1766–1845) |
Language | English |
Piece Style | Traditional (folk) |
Instrumentation | unknown in its original |
External Links | Wikipedia article |
Extra Information | Although described as a Jacobite song, probably a pastiche by Lady Carolina Nairne (1766-1845); however its first publication set to music was in an arrangement by Elizabeth Rainforth. It is therefore possible that Lady Nairne only wrote the words. |