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Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1977.159.4

Original Tape ID

SA1977.159

Summary

The song celebrates the people who come to take part in the summer raspberry and strawberry harvest around Blairgowrie. They come from the industrial, fishing and mining areas, there are tramps and travelling people from all over the country and the singer praises them as kind people.

Preceded by an introduction about the berry picking and the composition of the song.

Item Notes

6 verses. Homeland song composed by Belle Stewart, tune 'Nicky Tams'.

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Item Location

County - Perthshire

Parish - Blairgowrie

Language

Scots

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R2154

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good