Lady Nairne
(1766-1845)

Songwriter

Daughter of a staunchly Jacobite family, Carolina Oliphant, whose married name was Lady Nairne, first became interested in old Scots songs through the work of Burns. She collected old airs, setting her own words to them; her work includes the Jacobite classics, Charlie is my Darlin’, and the haunting lament for the lost cause,
Will Ye No’ Come Back Again?, as well as others such as The Rowan Tree and The Auld Hoose. Her work was published posthumously.