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NEFA
1994.015.01 Transcription
P: Charles Birnie
T: Introduction to the evening talk
S: Introduces presentation about bothy song and North East
farm life, focusing on Drumdelgie. Discusses meaning of Drumdelgie
(a whin-y ridge).
NEFA
1994.015.02 Transcription
P: Gordon Easton
T: Drumdelgie
FL: There's a fairm toon up in Cairnie, it's kent baith far
an wide
S: Bothy song.
NEFA
1994.015.03 Transcription
P: Charles Birnie
T: Horsemen and horse care
S: In the song, the first task awaiting the men is to look after
their horses. Describes physical setting and what the boys would
do.
NEFA
1994.015.04 Transcription
P: Charles Birnie
T: Scots: the aul words
S: There are many old words used today, though some are passing
out of use, e.g. tacket.
NEFA
1994.015.05 Transcription
P: Charles Birnie
T: Cornkisters
S: The men would dunt their heels on the cornkist while singing.
Sings verse of Rhynie.
NEFA
1994.015.06 Transcription
P: Isabel B????
T: Crofter, His Son and the Donkey
FL: A crofter and his loon set oot for the market ae fine day
S: Recitation
NEFA
1994.015.07 Transcription
P: Charles Birnie
T: More on looking after horses
S: The farmers were hard, and hard up, the ploughmen took great
pride in their work. There was a lot of songs related to horse work
as well.
NEFA
1994.015.08 Transcription
P: Charles Birnie
T: Breakfast and boots
S: The loons would have brose. Recites verse of The Barnyards
o Delgatie. Boot laces were leather.
NEFA
1994.015.09-10 Transcription
P:
Charles Birnie
T: Leaving school and feeing
S: People left school at 12 and fee'd on farms. Recites one
verse of Nicky Tams. Asks Gordon to sing.
NEFA
1994.015.11 Transcription
P: Gordon Easton
T: Aikey Brae
S: Instrumental version of Aikey Brae. Audience sings along
with part.
NEFA
1994.015.12 Transcription
P:
Charles Birnie
T: Chalmers, Menzies and Aikey Fair
S: Description of Aikey Fair, aul Menzies, Jimmy Chalmers, horse
trading and a horse with broken wind.
NEFA
1994.015.13 Transcription
P:
Gordon Easton
T: Hey Bonnie Lassie Bundle an Go
S: Tune on fiddle with anecdote about Jimmy Chalmers, Brora,
who played it on pipes.
NEFA
1994.015.14 Transcription
P: Gordon Easton
T: When Heather Blooms on Mormond
FL: Oh there's bonnie banks o Lomond
S: Song by Charles Birnie, tune by Jean Stewart.
NEFA
1994.015.15
P: Gordon Easton
T: Fiddle tune
NEFA
1994.015.16 Transcription
P: Charles Birnie
T: Joke about husband and wife
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