Record

Ref NoMS 4000/6/1/33/40/C
TitleCD Rom listening copy
LevelItem
DateAugust 1963
DescriptionInterview with Maggie and Willy Cameron and woman, travellers from Scotland.

Track 1: Maggie Cameron describes the death of a child from meningitis and the song that the child used to sing 3.36 mins
Track 2: Maggie Cameron tells a story about her experiences coming down from Argyllshire, finding a place to shelter for the night in a disused farm in a village and hearing and seeing the ghost of the old farmer with a hurricane lamp checking the house. She talks about a friend of hers who heard the sound of ghostly pipe music 9.56 mins
Track 3: Maggie Cameron talks about belief in the 'wee folk' and recounts other stories of people witnessing supernatural activities 4.02 mins
Tracks 4-6: Another unidentified woman recounts the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, with a green bottle taking the place of the magic beans, with 'wee folk' summoned by rubbing the bottle who brought him wealth. She is prompted along the way by other travellers.
Tracks 7-9: unidentified woman sings song beginning 'oh the tatty time is here again', about Willy Townsley, accompanied by accordion and unaccompanied
Track 10: Willy Cameron sings song beginning 'oh the tatty time is here again' 2.39 mins
Track 11: accordion plays a tune 1.03 mins
Tracks 12-13: Willy Cameron plays 'Captain Carswell' reel on the accordion

Total: 34.25 mins

Dubber's reference number: PLA 2M448A0785174
Extent1
FormatCd-rom
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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