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Whistle Owre the Lave o't

The Jolly Beggars · Illustration

Whistle Owre the Lave o't, an illustration by Bruce Thomson of an old fiddler playing while dancers turn above him

The old fiddler grinning over his bow while the dancers turn above him and a stave of music runs across the top of the page.

The title borrows a Scots refrain; the scene belongs to Burns’ cantata of vagabonds and their defiant, joyous song. One of the Jolly Beggars illustrations from Bruce’s Glenfarclas 40 Year Old whisky commission; the story is in the journal.

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