Romantic

James Brown

1796–1836


James Brown (1796–1836) is one of the Scottish song-writers whose lives Charles Rogers sketched in The Modern Scottish Minstrel (six volumes, Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1855–57).

This archive holds 4 songs printed under this poet's name in volume 3 of the anthology, in Rogers's spelling. Dates are those given in Rogers's memoir, which is the only source used here.

  1. My Peggy's Far Away
  2. Love Brought Me a Bough
  3. How 's A' wi' Ye
  4. Oh! Sair I Feel the Witching Power

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