Millbank Rocking, The

DESCRIPTION: A Millbank party: "Ranten Lads and Lasses Gaed West a bit ... neer did a mair motely Squad As this eer lea the Toun" The partiers are named. Lots of dancing and drinking. When the fiddler thought it time to quit they all left after "A Roun o Mountain dew"
AUTHOR: Neil Walker (source: Lyle-Andrew-CrawfurdsCollectionVolume2)
EARLIEST DATE: 1828 (Lyle-Andrew-CrawfurdsCollectionVolume2)
KEYWORDS: dancing fiddle drink food music party moniker
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Bord))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lyle-Andrew-CrawfurdsCollectionVolume2 148, "The Millbank Rocking" (1 text)
Roud #15107
NOTES [16 words]: Lyle-Andrew-CrawfurdsCollectionVolume2 glossary: "rocking, n, convivial gathering of neighbours" - BS
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