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The Auld Uncle

Date 1953
Track ID 10895
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1952.203.A9

Original Tape ID

SA1953.203

Summary

Tom Todd (T. T. Kilbucho) summarises the subject of the poem then recites it. An old bachelor farmer was left alone when his sister died, and was too old to work the farm any longer. He was taken to town to end his days. He missed the country. He could not hear the birds nor see the signs of spring.

Item Notes

Own composition.

Recording Location

County - Peeblesshire

Parish - Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho

Village/Place - Broughton

Language

Scots

Genre

Verse

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good