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NEFA
1994.070.01 Transcription
P: Bert Gow and Robert Macrobbie
T: Bert Gow and Robert Boothby
S: BG had a run in with Boothby, MP. He composed a song about
him, 'Boothby on ma Back'. He used to mimic females on the stage.
Once he did that with Boothby standing by. Recites several verses
of song, pauses and continues. Boothby liked that.
NEFA
1994.070.02 Transcription
P: Bert Gow and Robert Macrobbie
T: More on Boothby
S: Boothby is 84 now, still in the House of Lords. RM says we
will never see the like again. The next MP threw away the majority.
BG went as a washerwife and as Teenie Rhubarb, a farm girl. BG starts
to recite 'I'm just a common washerwife', a chorus and another verse.
NEFA
1994.070.03 Transcription
P: Bert Gow and Robert Macrobbie
T: Talk about songs from the War
S: JD asks for songs from the War. Jock Russell, Macduff knows
War songs.
NEFA
1994.070.04 Transcription
P: Bert Gow and Robert Macrobbie
T: Bert Gow's boxing and songmaking
S: BG used to box and made a song about boxing that begins with
a reference to Dr. Crippen. Recites many verses.
NEFA
1994.070.05 Transcription
P: Bert Gow and Robert Macrobbie
T: Feeing at Aberdour
S: RM used to fee at Aberdour. You would get 25 pounds for a
bull. Bonnyton Hill was a hard farm to work, but they had good horses.
Baron o Bucklavie[?] was a common breed, but there were not too
many hairy legged breeds.
NEFA
1994.070.06 Transcription
P: Bert Gow and Robert Macrobbie
T: Sgt. Crystal
S: JD has heard of Sgt. Crystal. RM has not heard of him. He
did not fee with the Philorths, though his father did. He cleaned
the harness well. Charlie MacRobbie, his uncle, was a great harness
cleaner as well. Discussion of various local folks/names who cleaned
harness and ploughed. Sheepie Geordie was married to Mrs. Gourlay.
NEFA
1994.070.07 Transcription
P: Bert Gow and Robert Macrobbie
T: Family backgrounds
S: RM had 8 sons and a daughter. They came down to "here" in
1937. He was on big ferm toons mostly. He did go to some feein markets,
esp. Turra. You would get a fee and then you would get drunk. It
was a good holiday, because there were no others. Sometimes you
had to work a night to get a day off for some games.
NEFA
1994.070.08 Transcription
P: Bert Gow and Robert Macrobbie
T: Feeing markets
S: JD: Feeing markets were great. RM: Strichen mart
NEFA
1994.070.09 Transcription
P: Bert Gow and Robert Macrobbie
T: Heard of Jimmy Macbeath and Davie Stewart
S: RM heard of Jimmy Macbeath, but never met him. Davie Stewart
played the melodeon while he sung.
NEFA
1994.070.10 Transcription
P:
Bert Gow and Robert Macrobbie
T: In New Pitsligo District
FL: In New Pistligo district there is a ferm toon
S: RM sings four or five verses of a bothy song [left channel
cuts out for a while] to the tune of 'Nicky Tams'. The song is about
farming and emigration to Canada. He is not sure that's all of it.
JD complements his singing.
NEFA
1994.070.11 Transcription
P: Bert Gow and Robert Macrobbie
T: More on previous song
S: The song was made up in 1913 or 14, when RM came from Pitsligo
to Backhill o Bonnykelly. The maker of the song was fee'd at Carnie's,
New Hame o Pitnetherton. JD talks of a man frightening off a night
visitor with a gun. [Tape rec. moves.] JD explains where Pitlochry
is. [End of Side A.]
NEFA
1994.070.12 Transcription
P:
Bert Gow and Robert Macrobbie
T: Robert Macrobbie's singing
S: RM knows a lot of songs. He used to sing Barnyards o Delgaty
and others. RM sings, 'The Road an the Miles Tae Dundee'.
NEFA
1994.070.13 Transcription
P:
Bert Gow and Robert Macrobbie
T: The Road and the Miles tae Dundee
S: RM tries the song again with a little prompting from JD.
NEFA
1994.070.14 Transcription
P: Bert Gow and Robert Macrobbie
T: Life
S: RM grateful for his long life. RM knew Gavin Greig when he
was at school in Whitehill, New Deer. He was a great lad. RM's father
fee'd at Schivadie. GG let you see the strap, but did not beat you
with it.
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