The Horseman's Word initiation.
Contributors
Unknown Person
Fieldworkers
Date
June 1962
Track ID
24630
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1962.24.B1
Original Tape ID
Summary
The Horseman's Word initiation.
The contributor was "put through the caff-hoose" [the Horseman's Word initiation] at Burnshangie near Strichen at the age of fourteen, but is not sure whether his experience was just a spoof: he was too young, and not of the farmservant class. He agrees that he was blindfolded and given the "shak of old Hornie" [the Devil's hoof to shake].
Item Notes
The fieldworker's questions are faint.
Recording Location
County - Perthshire
Parish - Blairgowrie
Item Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Strichen
Village/Place - Burnshangie
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good