The Tarves Rant
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
57050
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.169.A1
Original Tape ID
Summary
The singer has been drinking with friends and has an altercation with a policeman. He is arrested and sent for trial in Aberdeen, where he is fined and made to pay the policeman for his torn coat. He warns young men not to hang about Tarves.
Item Notes
8 verses.
See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 3, pp. 391-396
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Old Deer
Village/Place - Fetterangus
Item Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Tarves
Village/Place - Tarves
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good