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NEFA
1994.002.01 Transcription
P: John Sorrie
T: Introduction
NEFA
1994.002.02 Transcription
P: Bill Peet
T: The Immortal Memory
S: Burns
and North Easters like to take people down to size with their dry
sense of humour. Tells anecdote about a lad going off to work getting
a bigger and bigger piece each day.
NEFA
1994.002.03 Transcription
P: Bill Peet
T:
The Immortal Memory, cont.
S: There
are a lot of myths associated with Scots and with Burns evenings.
One of these is that Scots read and understand Burns. Another myth:
most Scots attend a Burns night dinner. Actually, around three percent
do. Haggis is not the national dish; it is more likely to be a fish
supper. What is wrong with broth and trifle.
NEFA
1994.002.04 Transcription
P: Bill Peet
T:
The Immortal Memory, cont.
S: As
for kilts and tartan; they are hardly worn and used. Toasts men
in the kilt at the dinner. The majority of Scots would be happy
to go to their graves without doing a traditional dance. Whisky
is not the national drink that it was and many Scots have it with
water or lemonade.
NEFA
1994.002.05 Transcription
P: Bill Peet
T:
The Immortal Memory, cont.
S: Let
us hold on to the good bits of Scotland. What would Burns make of
all the myths? He would not appreciate all the speeches, boring
and academic, that overanalyse the poetry in ways that Burns never
intended. The supper should be a celebration and celebration should
be in song.
NEFA
1994.002.06 Transcription
P: ????
T: A Man's a Man for a' That
FL: Is there for honest poverty
S: [Temp. level drop @ 1:00]
NEFA
1994.002.07 Transcription
P: Bill
Peet
T:
The Immortal Memory, cont.
S: Audience
participation is essential for a Burns night. Burns could socialise
and be at ease at a formal occasion, but was putting on an act.
So, there is no place for elitism at a Burns supper. He would approve
of plenty of food, plenty of drink, and plenty of good-humoured
fun. Burns did not take himself to seriously. [End of Side A.]
NEFA
1994.002.08 Transcription
P: Bill
Peet
T:
The Immortal Memory, cont.
S: The
Address to a Haggis is a piece of fun, poking fun at the food and
wine snobs of his day. Burns was not a religious man, though he
would have respected those who truly were. He must be judged according
to the morals and customs of his own time. He makes the Conservatives
in Whitehall look whiter than white. We do not morally scrutinise
Van Gogh, or Byron, so why should we with Burns? We must be consistent.
Burns was a man of deep nationalist sentiment, but not romantic,
but pragmatic. He had a great affection for his cultural roots.
In lieu of any real celebration of St Andrew's Day, we must all
do what we can to save Scotland's culture. The Buchan Heritage is
engaged in just this effort. [They all toast Burns.]
NEFA
1994.002.09 Transcription
P: John
Sorrie
T: Introduction
S: Introducing
Les Wheeler
NEFA
1994.002.10 Transcription
P: Les
Wheeler
T: A Toast tae the Lasses
S: This
is the most dangerous thing to do. Women never quite understand
what their men are saying. [Tells several jokes:] (1) Story about
woman going to a nudist camp; (2) Women do not understand about
physics; (3) Gravestone joke.
NEFA
1994.002.11 Transcription
P: Les
Wheeler
T: A Toast tae the Lasses, verse
FL: When
asked tae mak the lasses' toast
S: [Verse
toast, Habbie Simpson style.]
NEFA
1994.002.12 Transcription
P: Sheila
Gerrie
T: Reply tae the Toast
FL: ????
S: Verse
reply. [Undermodulated at start.]
NEFA
1994.002.13 Transcription
P: John
Sorrie
T: Vote of Thanks
S: Votes
of Thanks for Charlie Kelman and Bill Peet.
NEFA
1994.002.14
P: Nicola Park
T: The Dark Island/ ????/ ????
S: Bagpipes.
NEFA
1994.002.15
P: Nicola Park
T: ????/ The Auld Rustic Bridge by the Mill
S: Bagpipe
marches.
NEFA
1994.002.16 Transcription
P: John Sorrie
T: Introduction
S: Introducing
Duncan Simpson.
NEFA
1994.002.17 Transcription
P: Duncan Simpson
T: Stories about the Royal Blind School
S: We
should think of Ian and Jean Middleton. Story about lice combing
in the Royal Blind School. Then they were washed with something
akin to sheep dip. [End of Side B.]
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