Rose of Allandale, The

DESCRIPTION: "The sky was clear, the morn was fair, Not a breath came over the sea When Mary left her highland home And wandered forth with me." The singer recounts his travels and hardships, noting that the love of Mary, the Rose of Allandale, helped him through
AUTHOR: Words: Charles Jefferys / Music: Samuel Nelson (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
EARLIEST DATE: 1840 (sung by T. Harris, according to FolkSongAndMusicHall), but probably written c. 1830
KEYWORDS: love travel
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REFERENCES (6 citations):
Whitelaw-BookOfScottishSong, p. 17, "The Rose of Allendale" (1 text)
Huntington-SongsTheWhalemenSang, pp. 257-260, "The Rose of Allendale" (1 text, 1 tune); also p. 260, "(Mary's Cot)" (1 text, with the first verse belonging here though the rest is from "Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy")
Wolf-AmericanSongSheets, #2036, p. 137, "The Rose of Allendale" (3 references)
Dime-Song-Book #5/72, p. 14 and #5/64, p. 12, "The Rose of Allendale" (1 text)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "Rose of Allandale, The"
DT, ALANDAL*
Roud #1218
BROADSIDES:
Murray, Mu23-y1:118, "The Rose of Allandale," unknown, 19C; also Mu23-y4:036, "The Rose of Allendale," unknown, 19C
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Sweet Rose of Allandale
Sweet Rose of Allendale
File: SWMS257

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