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Anecdote about a farmservant who only went to church to help...

Date 1952
Track ID 10130
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1952.27.A9

Original Tape ID

SA1952.027

Summary

Anecdote about a farmservant who only went to church to help with the organ.

Sandy Nimmo was second horseman on John Strachan's farm. One Sunday he was holding the horse while Mr Strachan and his sister got into the trap to go to church. When asked if he ever went to church Nimmo answered that he did not, but had gone regularly for three years when he was responsible for working the bellows for the organ.

Item Subject/Person

Nimmo, Sandy

Item Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Language

Scots

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good