Resources - Publications
Books, Booklets, CD-ROM, audio CDs and Cassettes from Aberdeenshire Council's Education and Recreation service.
To Purchase
To purchase any of the products in this section please contact NEFA directly:
Post:
NEFA, Aden Park, Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire AB42 5FQ
Fax / Phone: 01771 623938
E-Mail: arc@enterprise.net
For CD's and Cassettes click here
Books
"The North East Neuk" -
Traditions and Folklore now on CD-ROM!
£20 (including post and package)
Packed with information, sound bites, photographs, and illustrations based
on the cultural traditions of the North East's fishers, farmers, musicians
and balladeers.
PC and Mac multimedia compatable.
A Stranger on the Bars - the memoirs of Christian Watt Marshall of Broadsea, (1896 - 1984).
£5.99
A classic social history document written by the grand daughter of Christian
Watt of "Papers" fame. A personal account of life in a North
East fisher community in the late 1800s and earlier years of the 20th century.
Edited by Gavin Sutherland
A SCOTTISH TOP TEN BEST SELLER
A Whaler's Tale - the memoirs of Peterhead fisherman and whaler David Cardno (1853 - 1938).
£5.99
The story of his life at sea and with the Inuit of
Baffin Island. Cardno wrote much of his memoir during his spell as a whaling
station manager on Baffin Island. He knew nothing of the 1914 -'18 war
until it was nearly over!
Edited by Gavin Sutherland
CD's and Cassettes
North East Traditions I - A compilation of traditional North East music and song. Various artists.
Cassette: £5
Nearly an hour of classic ballads,
bothy ballads, humorous poetry and dance music on the moothie, trump (jaw
harp) and mandolin.
Singin' is ma Life - Songs from traditional singer Jane Turriff with her accordion and harmonium.
Cassette: £8
CD: £12
First recorded in 1955 by Hamish
Henderson, Jane gained a reputation on the folk scene for her passionate
ballad style. A native of the North East, Jane was born in 1915 and now
lives in Mintlaw.
"A
Sailor Lad and a Tailor Lad"
North East Traditions II - A second compilation of traditional North East music and song. Various artists.
CD: £12
Tracks include Bonnie Ship The Diamond
(Ugie Folk Club Band) The Greenland Fisheries (Bedlam Howe) and I Aince
Lo'ed a Lad (Barbara Ann Burnett). The collection also features some "Diddling" from
Bothy Ballad King, Gordon Easton, fiddling from Paul Anderson and the pipes
of champion piper, Pamela Smith.
"Brume o' the Cowdenknowes" Ugie
Folk Club Band
Keeper of the Lore - Stanley Robertson. A collection of traditional songs performed in the unaccompanied style of the travelling balladeer.
CD: £12
Stanley
carries on the tradition given to him by his family and in particular his
aunt and close friend, the legendary Jeannie Robertson.
Songs include "The Burning of Auchindoun", "The Auld Beggar
Man" and a haunting rendition of "Are You Sleeping Maggie?" A
truly heartfelt performance.
