Following the 1877 pit explosion, Blantyre descended into a pit of grief and sorrow for many months after. The tragedy of the mining disaster which saw over 200 men and boys from the village lose their lives , touched almost every family. The following is a ballad, the music now lost, but words preserved from […]
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Bothwell’s Bonny Jane Part 4 of 4
And finally, the last part of Bothwell’s Bonny Jane Part 4 She screams ! — she sinks ! —” Row, boatman, row ! • * The bark is light !” the abbot cries ; ” Row, boatman, row to land !” — When lo ! Gigantic grew the boatman’s size ! With burning steel his […]
Bothwell’s Bonny Jane Part 2 of 4
Continuing the 1700’s ballad of Bonny Jane. Are you ready? If you missed the first part, you can find it here http://blantyreproject.com/2013/06/05/bothwells-bonny-jane-part-1-of-4/ Bothwell’s Bonny Jane Part 2 ” If at the castle gate, daughter, ” At night, thy love so true ” Should with a courser wait, daughter, . . ” What, daughter, would’st thou […]