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Tarves Rant

Date January 1952
Track ID 18456
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1952.14.B2 (B7)

Original Tape ID

SA1952.014

Summary

The singer, a cattleman, and his friend go into Tarves for some fun. They start out at Duthie's where the music is supplied by a man called Ironside. They then go to Mr Phillip's inn where he meets a pretty maiden. He and his friend start out for home but lose each other and he begins to shout for his friend. A policemen appears and tells him to be quiet or he will be arrested. He takes hold of him and there is a struggle, but assistance comes for the policeman and the singer is locked in a room. He manages to open the window and is dragged through by someone who does not like the police. He is later arrested, sent to Aberdeen and fined fifty shillings. He thinks the people of Tarves need a proper jail.

Item Notes

Text and music transcribed in School of Scottish Studies. 10 verses.

See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 3, pp. 391-396

Recording Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Turriff

Item Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Tarves

Language

Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R4847 GD576

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good