A brig to Torry

Bon-Accord rhymes and ballads ; no.1

Aberdeen: George Middleton

1876

8 pages

Chapbook #1 in a bound collection of 17 chapbooks

ballad

This song is a political action piece written to urge the population and politicians of Aberdeen to build a bridge to the district of Torry within the city following a ferry disaster which killed 32 people. Ferries and boats had previously been the only way to access the district after the diversion of the river Dee had cut it off, and, according to the song, dithering between different political parties over the cost of the project had prevented a bridge from being built previously. The ballad names several different districts, politicians, and groups with an interest in building the bridge in an effort to raise the funds for a new bridge to prevent future disasters. This chapbook is part of a collection of chapbooks produced in Aberdeen which have been bound together in this volume.

Aberdeen, Scotland

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