Aikey Brae
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
77155
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.151.A12
Original Tape ID
Summary
The singer is persuaded by his friends to visit the Sunday Fair at Aikey Brae and gets himself washed, shaved and dressed. He is shocked by what he sees of the crowds and entertainment. The contrast of ministers and evangelists on the one hand and fiddlers, boxing booths, singers and drink stalls on the other is explored, and the singer wonders what his ancestors would have thought of this going on on the Sabbath.
Item Notes
6 verses. Tape runs out on last verse.
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Strichen
Item Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Old Deer
Village/Place - Aikey Brae
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good