Recollections of fiddler Joseph Sim and piper Francie Markis...
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Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1955.70.A11
Original Tape ID
Summary
Recollections of fiddler Joseph Sim and piper Francie Markiss.
Few could compete on the fiddle with Joseph Sim from New Byth, whose byname was 'the Wonderful Boy'. Hamish Henderson asks if he was the nephew of Francie Markiss, but Jimmy says no. There was an older and younger Joseph Sim. Francie Markiss played the bass fiddle and the bellows-pipes (or cold wind pipes), at Turra [Turriff] Market. Jimmy has seen him there being hurled [wheeled] in a three-wheeled pram.
Item Notes
On the next track on the same tape (SA1955.70), the contributor plays a tune learned from the Wonderful Boy.
Item Subject/Person
Sim, Joseph [the Wonderful Boy]; Markiss, Francis 'Francie'
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good