Guise o Tough
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
15 October 1952
Track ID
84700
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1952.35.6
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this bothy song, a man is hired by Jimmy Broon to work as his orraman [odd-job man] and drive his second pair of horse. When he goes to the farm of Guise in the parish of Tough, his satisfaction at finding two good horses is short-lived, as the plough cannot turn the fur [furrow].
Item Notes
Piano accompaniment. This recording is incomplete and ends abruptly.
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Monquhitter
Village/Place - Greeness
Item Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Tough
Village/Place - Guise
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair