Dylan Somgs With Scottish Roots

[Phil D. Rolls]

Dylan famously adapted existing folk songs into his own versions. I'm becoming fascinated by the number with a Scottish root.

A couple here to set the ball rolling: "The Walls of Red Wing" is the "Road and Miles to Dundee", and "Pretty Peggy-O" is "The Lassie of Fyvie". Anybody able to add others? Much thanks.

[hibbybrian]

Dylan famously adapted existing folk songs into his own versions. I'm becoming fascinated by the number with a Scottish root.

A couple here to set the ball rolling: "The Walls of Red Wing" is the "Road and Miles to Dundee", and "Pretty Peggy-O" is "The Lassie of Fyvie". Anybody able to add others? Much thanks.

Thanks for starting this thread FR - got me googling and found these

http://www.scotsman.com/news/caledonia_homesick_blues_bob_dylan_s_scottish_insp iration_1_1035469

http://www.fife.50megs.com/bob-dylan-scotland.htm

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[Phil D. Rolls]

Thanks for starting this thread FR - got me googling and found these

http://www.scotsman.com/news/caledonia_homesick_blues_bob_dylan_s_scottish_insp iration_1_1035469

http://www.fife.50megs.com/bob-dylan-scotland.htm

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Cheers for that - Hattie Carol was inspired by the Four Maries. interesting stuff!

Also, I didn't know that Joan Baez is half Scottish. Puts here alongside Johnny Cash, Elvis, Eddy Cochran, Woody Guthrie, Neil Young and Jack White in "How the Scots Invented Rock n Roll", as far as I'm concerned.

Now, is there any chance Lead Belly or Robert Johnson had a Scottish Granny?