"O My Luve's Like a Red, Red Rose": Does Burns's Melody Really Matter

Authors

Kirsteen McCue, University of GlasgowFollow

Abstract

Examines the musical sources and later published settings for Robert Burns's song "O, my luve is like a red, red rose," with particular focus on Niel Gow's setting "Major Graham's Strathspey."

Recommended Citation

McCue, Kirsteen (2013) ""O My Luve's Like a Red, Red Rose": Does Burns's Melody Really Matter," Studies in Scottish Literature: Vol. 37: Iss. 1, 68–82.
Available at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/ssl/vol37/iss1/8