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NEFA
1994.062.01-04 Transcription
P: Jock Duncan
T: Meal-an-ales and food on the farms
FL:
S: They used to have meal-an-ales at Millbrex. Kale, turnips
and brose were common. Broth. Never saw ill-fed farm workers but
heard of plenty. Sometimes farmer's wife could not really cook.
Farmer rarely ate with the workers.
NEFA
1994.062.05 Transcription
P: Jock Duncan
T: Holy wells in the North East and customs
S: St. Mary's well in Huntly. Monkshill (Fyvie). Chapel well.
Heard of Sauty Bannocks day and the Candlemas rhyme too, but does
not know it. Other children in his youth used to dress up and go
door to door. Hogmanay rhyme: heard of Rise up aul wife. Remembers
one or two bits of children's rhyme. There were a lot of kids around
then.
NEFA
1994.062.06-07 Transcription
P: Jock Duncan
T: Farm servants and cottars
S: Cottars were fee'd for a year; the bothy lads for six months
and were therefore less vulnerable to the farmer's whim. Some about
sports at the games. There were seven smiddies within four miles
of Millbrex. Only one now. The smiddy was a busy place. You had
to get there early, or wait for half a day. More on local smiths.
Washing in a pail of hot water. Smiddies were great places for gossip.
Bible classes used to be held there, as well. Fieldmice in a small
box.
NEFA
1994.062.08-09 Transcription
P: Jock Duncan
T: Cameloun
FL: It's Tarves pairish that I cam fae
S: Bothy song. Heard from Willie Allen, Tifty Croft, Fyvie,
foreman at Cameloun. [Gap in tape.] There were a lot of ancient
artefacts found on those farms (iron and bronze age). Memories of
'a grand sang': I Met Her in the Bonnie Banks of Rosshire o.
NEFA
1994.062.11-12 Transcription
P: Jock Duncan
T: The Hairst o Rettie
FL: I have seen the hairst o Rettie lads
S: False starts, then song, followed by discussion about Willie
Rae, the song, various bits of machinery and making sheaves.
NEFA
1994.062.13 Transcription
P:
Jock Duncan
T: Swaggers
FL: Say untae the bin'in quines
S: Verse of song while discussing reaping and binding.
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