Brannan Fair o' Banff

DESCRIPTION: The people at the fair -- Cocker, Shusie, "Geordie Raeburn an' Willie Beer, But noo I see they're wantin there"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1905 (Greig/Duncan3)
KEYWORDS: farming moniker
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan3 370, "Brannan Fair o' Banff" (2 fragments, 1 tune)
Roud #5913
NOTES [58 words]: Greig/Duncan3 text count includes one verse on p. 626.
The current description is based on the Greig/Duncan3 fragments. While placed among songs about hiring fairs it is not clear to me that this is about a hiring fair.
Greig/Duncan3: "The song described those that used to appear at the fair, but then all gone, with other sights of the day." - BS
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File: GrD3370

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