Mr MacWhirter, an Ayrshire schoolmaster, taught ballads

Date
Track ID 17849
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1962.069.B6-B8

Original Tape ID

SA1962.069

Summary

Mr MacWhirter, an Ayrshire schoolmaster, taught ballads.

When Sandy Archibald was a child the schoolmaster at Ballantrae, Mr MacWhirter, used to teach the children the old ballads. Mr Archibald knows many ballads, but not many local songs.

Item Subject/Person

MacWhirter

Item Location

County - Ayrshire

Parish - Ballantrae

Village/Place - Ballantrae

Language

English

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good