♫ Scottish Music - Caller O'u ♫
SONG: CALLER O'U
SINGER: JEAN REDPATH
Nowadays, there are notices on the banks of the Firth of Forth warning people not to eat any of the shellfish to be found there - industrial pollution has contaminated them with heavy metals. But in the 19th century, fresh oysters and other shellfish were plentiful and prices were low so they could be bought by everyone. This song by Dr John Gray describes how the oysters were sold by girls who carried creels of oysters round the doors. "Caller o'u" means freshly caught oysters and is reminiscent of the song "Caller Herring" by Carolina Oliphant (Lady Nairne).
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