Legacy

On the left are pages one and two of Annie's biographical entry in Volume 8 of the Greig-Duncan Folksong Collection, researched and written by Glasgow singer Ann Neilson.
The below image lists references for the many lyric items Annie gave directly to Gavin Grieg.
The references are to where they are printed in the large volumes 1 to 8 of the Greig-Duncan Folksong Collection.

Listing for Annie Shirer GD Vol 1
[* marks those for which she is Greig's only source]
Note how careful she is re sources and dates.
22D John Rylie
27E The Mermaid
44B William Hollander
48E Johnny And The Landlady – ‘From Miss Annie Morrice and she learned them sixty or seventy years ago.’
50C Green Leaves So Green - - From Andrew Dunbar.'
52F The Young Sailor Lad – ‘From our servants.'
53K The Noble Duke O Gordon
53L The Noble Duke O Gordon – ‘From my father’s singing.'
57A The Tailor And The Sailor
57B The Tailor And The Sailor
63 The Sailor And Nancy – ‘From my uncle.'
64M The Sailor And His True Love – ‘One of my father’s songs.’
66G The Faithful Sailor Boy – ‘From Mrs Dunbar.’
67 The Dying Sailor
69P The Forfar Sodger
77D The Recruiting Sergeant
78D Arthur McBride
79D The Irish Recruit – ‘From Annie Morrice.’
83E The Deserter – ‘From Kirsty Morrice.'
84Z The Bonnie Lass O Fyvie – ‘From one of my cousins.'
89H The Hopkin Boys
93S Donside
96L High Germany – ‘From Mrs Lovie, New Leeds. Recently.'
109D Annie Dear, Goodbye – ‘From a fellow named Clark many years ago. I never heard a finer singer. His craving for music, however, landed him in disgrace and last I heard of him he was in jail for stealing a violin.'
112O The Battle Of Harlaw
161L The Irish Dragoons – ‘From a girl named Fowlie, a servant with my father, twenty-eight years ago and a fine singer. I have lost all trace of her. She learned it from her mother.’
163D The Famous Flower Of Serving-Men
164G The Banks O Skene - ’From a man named “Rettie” a wandering servant. I noted his death at Stonehaven a few months ago.'
165B Dick The Joiner – ‘From the late R Bain.'
166G The Golden Glove
167E Jeannie O Planteenie
170P The Jolly Ploughboy – ‘From Mr Robert Bain, a servant with my father, thirty years ago.'
172C Jackie Went A-Sailing – ‘From Mrs Bruce, Auchlee, Longside.’
174D The Merchant’s Daughter And Her Sailor – ‘From Kirsty Morrice years ago.'
178C Up In London Fair – ‘From Mr A Milne, twenty years ago. He is now a postman, in Fraserburgh.’
181B The Handsome Cabinboy
182H The Soldier Maid - ‘From Miss Mary Murry. She learned it from her mother.’
184A The Drum Major*

See GD Vol 6 Page above for examples of Annie's contributions to Gavin Greig on the themes of Love and Marriage