Works read by John Bett
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Elegy on Mr William Cruikshank A.M.
“Now honest William's gaen to Heaven ...”
Epitaph on a Wag in Mauchline
“Lament 'im, Mauchline husbands a' ...”
An epitaph written in 1785 and performed by John Bett and Blythe Duff
For the sake o' Somebody
“My heart is sair, I dare na tell ...”
A song written in 1794 and performed by John Bett and Blythe Duff
I hae a wife o my ain
“I hae a wife o my ain ...”
A song written in 1788 and performed by John Bett and Alex Norton
Lines Written on a window at the King's Arms Tavern, Dumfries
“Ye men of wit and wealth, why all this sneering ...”
O poortith cauld and restless love
“O Poortith cauld and restless love ...”
O wat ye wha that lo'es me
“O wat ye wha that lo'es me ...”
The Deil's awa wi' the Exciseman
“The deil cam fiddlin' thro' the town ...”
A song written in 1792 and performed by John Bett and Clare Grogan
The Heron Ballads : Buy Braw Troggin
“Wha will buy my Troggin ...”
The Jolly Beggars : Fiddlers Tune
“Let me ryke up to dight that tear ...”
A song written in 1785 and performed by John Bett and Alan Cumming
The Solemn League and Covenant
“The Solemn League and Covenant ...”
To Chloris
“'Tis Friendship's pledge, my young, fair Friend ...”
To Robert Graham Esq of Fintry Esq with a Request for an Excise Division
“When Nature her great Masterpiece designed ...”