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NEFA
1994.019.01 Transcription
P: Gordon Easton
T: Come a' Ye Tramps an Hawkers
FL: Come a' ye tramps an hawkin lads ye gaitherers o blaw
S: Song and background information about Jimmy MacBeath's version.
NEFA
1994.019.02 Transcription
P: Gordon Easton
T: The Bleacher's Lassie
FL: Ae summer mornin as I gaed walkin
S: With background information on Joe Aitken's version of the
song, with extra verse.
NEFA
1994.019.03 Transcription
P: Gordon Easton
T: Magdeline Green
FL: Oh here I am a stranger, just new came from the sea
S: Another song from Joe Aitken.
NEFA
1994.019.04 Transcription
P: Gordon Easton
T: Learning songs and ballads
S: There is a lot of remembering in some of the ballads. You
have to keep the whole song in your mind. GE rarelly forgets the
words, but it does happen.
NEFA
1994.019.05 Transcription
P: George Murray
T: The Campbells are Coming/ Miss Forbes's Farewell tae Banff
S: Tunes on the Jew's Harp.
NEFA
1994.019.06 Transcription
P: George Murray
T: Playing the Jew's Harp
S: GM can play for ages on his own, but in front of people,
breath sometimes run short. He has played for two or three years,
seriously. Grandfather used to play. His aunt used to recognise
the tunes, though GM did not.
NEFA
1994.019.07 Transcription
P: George Murray
T: The Smith's a Gallant Fireman/ Reel
S: Tune on the Jew's Harp.
NEFA
1994.019.08 Transcription
P: George Murray
T: Kenny Gillies of Portnalong/ I'll Aye Cry in by Yon Toon
S: Tunes on the Jew's Harp.
NEFA
1994.019.09 Transcription
P:
George Murray
T: Music when GM was a boy
S: There was music at the school Christmas parties. Gavin Barron,
Strichen, used to play at these events.
NEFA
1994.019.10 Transcription
P:
George Murray
T: Family background and music interest
S: GM brought up at Reidhill. Listened to Scottish dance music,
e.g. Jimmy Shand and Jim Cameron. Lambeth Walk was a popular tune.
NEFA
1994.019.11 Transcription
P: George Murray
T: Used to get records of songs
S: Used to get recordings of Willie Kemp, George Morris.
NEFA
1994.019.12 Transcription
P:
George Murray
T: More family background
S: First got a moothie when he was young, maybe 4 to 8. No lessons,
just learned himself.
NEFA
1994.019.13 Transcription
P:
George Murray
T: Playing in public and at competitions
S: Started playing in public at about 50 years old, Strichen
competition. He came in last equal in the moothie, then third the
next year and second the next. Started competing on the trump (Jew's
Harp) just two years ago.
NEFA
1994.019.14 Transcription
P: George Murray
T: Come a' Ye Tramps an Hawkers/ Banjo Breakdown
S: Played as a waltz on the moothie.
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