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A song about Kirstie Caddel’s harrowing nineteenth century Shetland life. Widowed soon after moving to Lerwick from Northmavine in 1839 for work, Kirstie’s lifelong fight to secure the wellbeing of her children was ultimately a losing battle. Shetland archivist, Brian Smith, observes that it was often at Martinmas that Kirstie’s family left or were evicted from their lodgings. Ironically, each 11th November, St Martin of Tours is celebrated in Europe as a friend of children and patron of the poor because he cut his cloak in half to share with a beggar during a snowstorm. With this background in mind, I wanted to tell Kirstie’s story in the form of a prayer for her children, spoken from beyond the grave.

With grateful thanks to Grace Barnes for her excellent play about Kirstie’s life many moons ago, and to Ellie Smith for reminding me of Kirstie’s story in autumn 2014.

lyrics

We med fir Lerwick
Wi hope in wir hearts
In 1839
Makkin an spinnin
Weavin an fishin
Lives dat suited wis fine

Saint Martin watch owre

My tings o bairns

Shap up dy cloak for dem

Athin joost ee year
We lost James at sea
Dan Magnus, less a less
Peerie Kirstie cam
A skurtfoo o care
Tae maet, tae house, tae dress

Some bits o bairns’ claes
I took fae back greens
Served time atae da Fort
Dan made an appeal
For Poor Law relief
An won da case in coort

Tree bairns to feed
Thrown oot o Church Lane
A stairhead mattress bed
Dan tae da toon hoose
Wir hidmost address
Whaar life left me for dead

Tak tent my bairns
Spaek up an be strong
An ken I love you yet
Stengle your soul wi
Kindness an mind
Da giein haand’ll aye git

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from Lasses Trust In Providence, track released December 10, 2018
Composition, vocals, fiddle: Claire White
Guitar: Robbie Leask

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Claire White Scotland, UK

Claire White is an award-winning Shetland singer-songwriter and fiddler. She learned music from Dr Tom Anderson and has been performing and teaching internationally for twenty-five years. She has previously played in Australia, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, the USA, Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sardinia, Turkey, Italy, Germany, Slovenia, Estonia, Poland, Ireland and the UK. ... more

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