Sound Recordings, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire

Description

James Cook, recorded at home in Maybole on 2 April 1974. Conversation re. fishing and village life; fishermen from Maidens selling fish; occupational folklore re. red-haired women; village community; nicknames; local families; line fishing (seasonal); mussel bait and women baiting lines; grandfather a boatbuilder; making and mending nets; wife's family; nicknames; entertainment - music and dance, village concerts with guest artists from Ayr; village character; salmon poaching; comments on fishing families. [Tr. 4] James Dunnachie, recorded in 1974 in his home in Carnwath (South Lanarkshire), sings six unidentified songs (all unaccompanied). Copy of recording on tape LAVC/SRE/A288r. [Tr. 5] 5 of 6.

Metadata

Identifier h7dxrddq
IRN 414337
Class Mark LAVC/SRE/A287r
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/h7dxrddq
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record Audiotape Sound Recordings
Creator(s) Czerkawska, Catherine Lucy
Date 1974
Size and Medium 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 53' 11".

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