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Rhyme said by children at Hogmanay.

Date 1956
Track ID 14297
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1956.42.A4

Original Tape ID

SA1956.042

Summary

Rhyme said by children at Hogmanay.

When Mrs Grant was young, children went round the doors at Hogmanay saying a rhyme that began, "Arise guid wife and shake yer feathers," declaring that they were not beggars but just children come to play.

Item Notes

See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 3, p. 518
'Popular Rhymes of Scotland' (R. Chambers)

Item Location

County - Banffshire

Parish - Marnoch

Village/Place - Aberchirder (Foggieloan)

Language

Scots

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R5887 GD639

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good