Far Over the Forth

 

Composer: Traditional

Arranger: Lindsay Straw

Key: A mixolydian

Tuning: Drop D

 

According to the Mainly Norfolk article, this song in some forms is sometimes attributed to Robert Burns. It was one of many I learned from Lizzie Higgins’ album Princess of the Thistle. Other renditions can be heard from her mother, Jeannie Robertson, and from Ray Fisher on her EP with Archie Fisher, Far Over the Forth.

Back in 2015 I released this song on my album My Mind From Love Being Free. Check it out on all streaming platforms and Bandcamp!