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MacCallum's Farewell

Date June 1954
Track ID 2439
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1954.56.A7

Original Tape ID

SA1954.056

Summary

Fragments of a song in which MacCallum the poacher describes his lifestyle, his shooting of a police officer sent to arrest him, and his warning to other poachers to give up their ways and avoid his fate.

Item Subject/Person

MacCallum, Allan

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Abernethy

Village/Place - Nethy Bridge

Language

Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R5847 GD251

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good