By entering this selection, you have begun the downloading process of "Gilderoy". It is being generated by the built-in background music feature of this file. If you have high speed internet, it will take a few minutes but if you have dial-up, it may take up to an hour.
Patrick Roy MacGregor , known as Gilderoy or Gillie Roy, the Red-haired lad, was a thief. He and several of his followers were hung at Edinburgh in 1636. However, Patrick was a great favorite of the ladies, and this song was written by one of them.