The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond

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Scottish folk song traditional song

"The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond" is a traditional Scottish song and folk ballad renowned for its haunting melody and themes of love, loss, and the Scottish landscape around Loch Lomond.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
The Banks o' Doon 1
The Banks o' Loch Lomond 1
The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond canonical 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish folk song ⓘ
traditional song ⓘ
associatedWith Jacobite-era interpretations ⓘ
Scottish diaspora communities ⓘ
circulatedAs oral tradition song ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Scotland ⓘ
genre Scottish folk music ⓘ
folk ballad ⓘ
hasCulturalRole unofficial anthem of Loch Lomond area ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Scottish romantic nationalism ⓘ
hasImagery natural scenery of loch and hills ⓘ
hasMelodyCharacteristic haunting ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
hasMeter common time ⓘ
hasPart chorus "O ye'll tak' the high road, and I'll tak' the low road" ⓘ
refrain mentioning "bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond" ⓘ
hasRecording numerous commercial recordings by various artists ⓘ
hasRefrainFunction evokes emotional connection to homeland ⓘ
hasSubject a lover longing to return to Loch Lomond ⓘ
hasTitleVariant The Banks of Loch Lomond NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasUnknown author ⓘ
date of composition ⓘ
hasVariant Loch Lomond NERFINISHED ⓘ
includedIn many collections of Scottish songs ⓘ
influenced contemporary folk interpretations ⓘ
later arrangements in choral music ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
mainSubject Loch Lomond NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor association with Scottish identity ⓘ
frequent performance at Scottish cultural events ⓘ
widely known chorus line ⓘ
performedAt Scottish festivals ⓘ
ceilidhs ⓘ
tourist events around Loch Lomond ⓘ
performedBy traditional Scottish folk singers ⓘ
setting Loch Lomond NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme Scottish landscape ⓘ
loss ⓘ
love ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
separation ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

song "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" → alsoKnownAs → The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond ⓘ
subject surface form: The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond
song "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" → alsoKnownAs → The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond ⓘ
subject surface form: The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond
this entity surface form: The Banks o' Loch Lomond
The Scots Musical Museum → containsWork → The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Banks o' Doon