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Jeannie Robertson (born Regina Christina Robertson; 21 October 1908 – 13 March 1975)[1] was a Scottish folk singer.[2]
She is known for her version of the traditional song "I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day", otherwise known as "Jock Stewart",[3] which was covered by Archie Fisher, The Dubliners, The McCalmans, The Tannahill Weavers and The Pogues. Other versions of the song are known from the US in the 1880s and Australia in the 1850s.
- ^ "Jeannie Robertson MBE", Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 February 2024
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 363/4. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
- ^ Porter, James; Gower, Herschel (1995). Jeannie Robertson: Emergent Singer, Transformative Voice. University of Tennessee Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-87049-904-3.