Original sentence: 1615-25 in the John Skene of Halyards Manuscript as "Flowres of the Forrest," though it may have been composed earlier.Alison Cockburn's version is played as a march by the town band but is also the version more often sung; it is the version known in Selkirk as "The Flo'ers o' the Forest.Although the original words are unknown, the melody was recorded in c.Flowers of the Forest is an ancient Scottish folk tune.folk tune
Edited sentence: 'Flowers of the Forest' is an ancient Scottish folk tune.'Flowers of the Forest' refers to the Scots who came from Ettrick Forest, the name given to the ancient district of Selkirkshire and Peebleshire and part of Clydeside.1615-20 as "Flowers of the Forrest" (also titled, "The Lilting") though in all probability it sounds to have been composed earlier.Alison Cockburn's version is played as a march by the town band but is also the version more often sung, it is the version known in Selkirk as "The Flo'ers o' the Forest.Although the original words are unknown, the melody as an "old air" was recorded in the John Skene of Halyards' Lute Manuscript of c.During the fray the majority of the Scots nobility, as well as the supporting army, were massacred.It became a whole generation void felt at most households and families of the nation.The lament makes reference to the Battle of Flodden Field, fought in Northumberland on the 9th of September, 1513, when the Scots army of James IV of Scotland was soundly defeated by the English under Thomas Howard, Earl of Surray.The melody is a more ancient version of the tune than that of another version, which is now better known.The town of Selkirk, that 'favoured Forest Queen', dominated the area which was used by royalty for hunting and the 'Forest' boasted the finest archers in Scotland" (Neil, 1991).The tune "Flowden Hill" or "The Flowers of the Forest", is one of the most beautiful Scottish melodies now extant,and if of the age supposed, must be considered as the most ancient.Words were set to this tune by Jane Elliot ("The Floo'ers o' the Forest") and others