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The contributor recites a Hogmanay ballad recited in the Lochboisdale area, and describes Hogmanay customs there.

Waulking. The contributor gives detailed information about waulking as she remembered it. She sings fragments of songs including 'Hè Mo Leannan', which was used as a clapping song.

Dyeing wool and weaving tweed. The contributor gives detailed information about the dyeing of wool using natural dyes and about the processes involved in weaving tweed.

The escaped monkey and the two old spinsters. A monkey escaped when the Politician sank and reached Gerinish. It went into the house of two old spinsters, who thought it was the captain. They ga...

A story about a man who wanted to have whisky at his mother's funeral. A man named Angus lived with his mother in Uist. His mother died and he wanted to have whisky at the funeral, but the practic...

The contributor moved to Uist in 1934 and stayed for 25 years. He lived in Drimsdale.

The members of the waulking group give information about the processes involved in a typical South Uist waulking.

Waulking in Iochdar, South Uist. The contributor gives information about waulking in Iochdar, South Uist, and names women who were good at singing waulking songs.

The composer of this waulking song climbed to a vantage point. From there she saw a ship coming. She describes the ship and the men on board. The contributor states that the song was composed by C...

The manufacture of wooden ploughs. The contributor says that his uncle Neil was the main maker of ploughs in South Uist. He would construct up to twenty during winter and spring. A detailed accoun...