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Aiken Drum is also the name given by the Scottish poet William Nicholson to the brownie in his poem "The Brownie of Blednoch" (1828). The poem incorporates traditional brownie legends, but there is no evidence of the name being used for a brownie prior to Nicholson. [8] [9]
One common anthology piece sometimes associated with his name is also "The Aiken Drum". He is best remembered today for "The Brownie of Blednoch" (1828), a favourite of the poet Marion Angus (1865–1946), and "The Braes of Galloway".
Aiken Drum: United Kingdom: 1820 [6] The rhyme was first printed in 1820 by James Hogg in Jacobite Reliques. Apple Pie ABC: United Kingdom 1871 [7] Edward Lear made fun of the original rhyme in his nonsense parody "A was once an apple pie". Akka bakka bonka rakka: Norway: 1901 [8] Nora Kobberstad's Norsk Lekebok (Book of Norwegian Games). [8]
1 Edrin Drum. 1 comment. 2 full of speculation? 2 comments. 3 aiken drum, the brownie. 3 comments. 4 Earlier recording. 1 comment. 5 External links modified. 1 comment.
Brownie is a given name or a hypocorism often used in reference to the brownie. The name came into use in the 1890s when poems and drawings about the mythical beings were published by Palmer Cox in the children's magazine St. Nicholas. Broonie is a variant. [1] It was also a term for the Brownies, referring to Girl Scouts who are aged seven to ...
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Poet Laureate of Kentucky Silas House recites a poem during the second inauguration of Gov. Andy Beshear at the capitol in Frankfort, Ky, December 12, 2023. (Silas Walker/swalker@herald-leader.com)