Muckle Friday Fair
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
4362
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1956.48.A9
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a song describing the Muckle Friday Fair in Aberdeen, at which men and women could be hired as farm workers and servants for six months, or potentially longer if the farmer decided.
The contributor got the words from a book of George Morris's songs, which belonged to Sergeant Weir of the local police. He first heard Morris sing it a long time ago.
Item Notes
Seven verses. Includes whistled passages. This song was composed by the prolific George Smith Morris (1876-1958), who wrote many famous bothy-style songs.
Item Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Aberdeen
Village/Place - Aberdeen
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good