Romantic

Alexander Rodger

1784–1846


Alexander Rodger (1784–1846) 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 5 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. Sweet Bet of Aberdeen
  2. Behave Yoursel' Before Folk
  3. Lovely Maiden
  4. The Peasant's Fireside
  5. Ah, No! I Cannot Say "Farewell

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