My Heart's In The Highlands John Anderson, My Jo Flow Gently Sweet Afton Ye Banks And Braes Of Bonnie Doon Molly's Meek, Molly's Sweet Comin' Through The Rye My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose Green Grow The Rashes, O Annie Laurie My Jean The Bonnie Lad That's Far Away Auld Lang Syne

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This collection of poet Robert Burns’ lyrics, some time-honored songs, others especially set to music by Alton Rinker, is most sympathetically sung by Jo Stafford. Miss Stafford, justly famed as one of America's most accomplished and versatile singers, is accompanied by Paul Weston and his Orchestra. These recordings have never been issued on Compact Disc and have not been made available since the LP's original release in 1956. Stafford's smooth, supple voice and straightforward honesty of interpretation is particularly delightful in these songs, reflecting her long interest in the folk songs of America and other lands, an interest that resulted in the annual Jo Stafford Prize in American Folk Lore. The versatility displayed by this brilliant artist in her varied collections is equally visible in her warm-hearted singing here. Alton Rinker, one of the country's leading composers of popular songs, first set My Jean to music, and became so interested that he wrote the other new songs in this collection, to form a cycle. Mr. Rinker's settings are as true to Burns’ intent as are Miss Stafford's interpretations. The result is a singularly touching evocation of the Scottish Highlands, strong, sweet and filled throughout with honest sentiment.