The decline of the travelling lifestyle; how to construct a...
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
28 April 1979
Track ID
91017
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1979.126
Original Tape ID
Summary
The decline of the travelling lifestyle; how to construct a bow tent.
Betsy Whyte discusses Travellers' lifestyle, their trades and traditions. She contrasts their traditional way of life before the Second World War, living in bow tents, with the sedentary life they were forced to adopt more recently. She gives detailed instructions for building a bow tent. Discussion of the loss of understanding between current generations of Travellers - the young folk are sometimes glaikit [lacking common sense] and do not understand their elders and their ways.
Item Subject/Person
Whyte, Betsy
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good