Bairns

I reminded myself of the "Bairns" of the "wee Wifie that lived in a shoe."

New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle 1893

"Bairns," he said, "you needna learn your lessons the nicht, for we're gan to

The Story of My Boyhood and Youth John Muir 1876

"Bairns," said she impressively, "you see the good of learning your

David Fleming's Forgiveness 1859

"Bairns," said grannie gravely, "you're no quarrelling, I hope.

David Fleming's Forgiveness 1859

It was a brave move: their next album, The Bairns, was a huge, Mercury-nominated success.

Jackie Oates: the new face of folk 2012

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Whit, Nae History? - Dinna mess wi the Falkirk Bairns ! Alan Smart 2009

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For The Falkirk Bairns ! Alan Smart 2009

One key Winterset songwriting member, Belinda O'Hooley, left in less than amicable circumstances between The Bairns and last September's Here's the Tender Coming.

The Unthanks 2010

The Unthanks are just as devoted to musical atmospheres as they are to unadorned folk storytelling – one reason why, perhaps, in 2008 they came close to being the first folk band to win the Mercury music prize when their second album, The Bairns, finished runner-up to Elbow's The Seldom Seen Kid.

The Unthanks 2010

Now, we're all Jock Tamson's Bairns, as they say in my own motherland, and the UK economy has hugely benefited from having a wave of industrious workers.

Is Brown's stimulus going to miss its domestic target? 2009