Songs
Auld Lang Syne - Claire finds a tea towel with a drawing of the Loch Ness monster singing Auld Lang Syne in the tourist shops of Inverness (DIA, chapter 3)
Dem Bones - Joe Abernathy starts singing Dem Bones when the box of old bones is delivered to him and he has to piece them together (V, chapter 20) Dem Bones is a spiritual song written by James Weldon Johnson and first recorded in 1928
Farweel Tae Tarwathie / Farewell to Tarwathie - this is a whaling ballad about a man who leaves his farm in Tawarthie to go hunting for whales near Greenland. Claire references this song when she says that Jamie is a landlubber and "not one of the hardy, seafaring Scots who hunted whales from Tarwathie' (DIA, chapter 6)
Fifteen Men on the Dead Man's Chest - Claire quotes the first two lines of this to Jamie when they learn the coins in the seal's treasure belonged to the Duke of Sandringham (V, chapter 40) This song was a fictional song from the book Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Music was added to the lyrics for a Broadway production of Treasure Island in 1901
How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)? - Claire mentions this song when she explains to Roger why she became a doctor (V, chapter 7) The song was written in WWI, the music composed by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Joe Young and Sam M. Lewis. It reflected concerns that American soldiers from rural backgrounds might not be keen to return to their farms after experiencing European cities such as Paris. Claire explains that she had been a doctor to all intents and purposes in the 18th century and couldn't be satisfied going back to just being a nurse after returning to the 20th century
In the Heather's my Bed - refer to Tha mo Leabaidh 'san Fhraoch
Kyrie Eleison - a ritual prayer sung in rites and Masses. Jamie explains to Mother Hildegarde that his inability to distinguish musical tunes means the would not know the difference between the Kyrie Eleison and 'La dame fait bien' except by the words (DIA, chapter 15)
La Dame Fait Bien - Jamie explains to Mother Hildegarde that his inability to distinguish musical tunes means the would not know the difference between the Kyrie Eleison and 'La dame fait bien' except by the words (DIA, chapter 15) I do not know if "La Dame Fait Bien' is an actual song or not
Le Papillon - this is the song that Herr Gerstmann wants Claire to sing when he asks her to join his choir (DIA, chapter 11) I'm not sure whether this refers to an actual song or not. There is a song called Le Papillon et la Fleur by Gabriel Faure but it wasn't written until 1861
Lied des Landes - the name of the song that Mother Hildegarde decodes for Jamie (DIA, chapter 15)
Maggie Lauder - a traditional Scottish folk song. Claire is reminded of the lyrics of this song while watching the women stir to the pipes at the Gathering (Outlander, chapter 10)
Rule Britannia - Frank sings this in the shower one morning (V, chapter 3)
Scottish Love Song - Jamie recites an old Scottish love song to Claire the day after their wedding. It begins "Thou daughter of the King of bright-lit mansions" and lists all the gifts the singer will give to his love - "I will go bounding to thee with gifts" (Outlander, chapter 16)
Tha mo Leabaidh 'san Fhraoch - In the Heather's My Bed. This is the song that Jamie and Laoghaire first danced to after meeting again at Lallybroch at the Hogmanay party (V, chapter 37)
The Dowie Dens of Yarrow - a ballad from the Scottish borders. Murtagh teaches this song to Claire when they travel together looking for Jamie after he is taken by the Watch (Outlander, chapter 34)
Up Among the Heather - a traditional Scottish song. Jamie sings this as he leaves Claire one morning at Leoch to go off to work in the stables (Outlander, chapter 24)
Dem Bones - Joe Abernathy starts singing Dem Bones when the box of old bones is delivered to him and he has to piece them together (V, chapter 20) Dem Bones is a spiritual song written by James Weldon Johnson and first recorded in 1928
Farweel Tae Tarwathie / Farewell to Tarwathie - this is a whaling ballad about a man who leaves his farm in Tawarthie to go hunting for whales near Greenland. Claire references this song when she says that Jamie is a landlubber and "not one of the hardy, seafaring Scots who hunted whales from Tarwathie' (DIA, chapter 6)
Fifteen Men on the Dead Man's Chest - Claire quotes the first two lines of this to Jamie when they learn the coins in the seal's treasure belonged to the Duke of Sandringham (V, chapter 40) This song was a fictional song from the book Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Music was added to the lyrics for a Broadway production of Treasure Island in 1901
How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)? - Claire mentions this song when she explains to Roger why she became a doctor (V, chapter 7) The song was written in WWI, the music composed by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Joe Young and Sam M. Lewis. It reflected concerns that American soldiers from rural backgrounds might not be keen to return to their farms after experiencing European cities such as Paris. Claire explains that she had been a doctor to all intents and purposes in the 18th century and couldn't be satisfied going back to just being a nurse after returning to the 20th century
In the Heather's my Bed - refer to Tha mo Leabaidh 'san Fhraoch
Kyrie Eleison - a ritual prayer sung in rites and Masses. Jamie explains to Mother Hildegarde that his inability to distinguish musical tunes means the would not know the difference between the Kyrie Eleison and 'La dame fait bien' except by the words (DIA, chapter 15)
La Dame Fait Bien - Jamie explains to Mother Hildegarde that his inability to distinguish musical tunes means the would not know the difference between the Kyrie Eleison and 'La dame fait bien' except by the words (DIA, chapter 15) I do not know if "La Dame Fait Bien' is an actual song or not
Le Papillon - this is the song that Herr Gerstmann wants Claire to sing when he asks her to join his choir (DIA, chapter 11) I'm not sure whether this refers to an actual song or not. There is a song called Le Papillon et la Fleur by Gabriel Faure but it wasn't written until 1861
Lied des Landes - the name of the song that Mother Hildegarde decodes for Jamie (DIA, chapter 15)
Maggie Lauder - a traditional Scottish folk song. Claire is reminded of the lyrics of this song while watching the women stir to the pipes at the Gathering (Outlander, chapter 10)
Rule Britannia - Frank sings this in the shower one morning (V, chapter 3)
Scottish Love Song - Jamie recites an old Scottish love song to Claire the day after their wedding. It begins "Thou daughter of the King of bright-lit mansions" and lists all the gifts the singer will give to his love - "I will go bounding to thee with gifts" (Outlander, chapter 16)
Tha mo Leabaidh 'san Fhraoch - In the Heather's My Bed. This is the song that Jamie and Laoghaire first danced to after meeting again at Lallybroch at the Hogmanay party (V, chapter 37)
The Dowie Dens of Yarrow - a ballad from the Scottish borders. Murtagh teaches this song to Claire when they travel together looking for Jamie after he is taken by the Watch (Outlander, chapter 34)
Up Among the Heather - a traditional Scottish song. Jamie sings this as he leaves Claire one morning at Leoch to go off to work in the stables (Outlander, chapter 24)