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Muckle Friday Fair

Date 17 April 1956
Track ID 4362
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1956.48.A9

Original Tape ID

SA1956.048

Summary

This is a song describing the Muckle Friday Fair in Aberdeen, at which men and women could be hired as farm workers and servants for six months, or potentially longer if the farmer decided.

The contributor got the words from a book of George Morris's songs, which belonged to Sergeant Weir of the local police. He first heard Morris sing it a long time ago.

Item Notes

Seven verses. Includes whistled passages. This song was composed by the prolific George Smith Morris (1876-1958), who wrote many famous bothy-style songs.

Item Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Aberdeen

Village/Place - Aberdeen

Language

Scots

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R15808

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good