Fyvie reminiscences [compact disc]
Noble, KathleenUUUU
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Formartine Partnership 2008.
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1 compact disc (45 min.)
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Formartine Oral History Project ; FP100610
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Interviewed by Helen Taylor on 25/10/06.Summary: Kathleen was born 29th December 1918 at Woodhead Farmhouse, the only baby of the family to be born there as her brothers had all been born at Brodie Brae. Kathleen's father, George Philip, (who was Helen's grandfather, Kathleen is Helen's paternal aunt) had a grocery shop in Woodhead village and her mother was known as 'Bonnie Jeannie Innes' for her good looks. Kathleen talks mainly about her love of poetry coming from her father who was very keen on Scots words and corresponded with the Scots Dictionary people, telling them about words he knew of. She learned her first poem the 'Carlin fae Cyaak' which was written by Alexander Murray of Bonnykelly, (the poem according to Helen is found in a book called 'Mair Swatches o Hamespun') at the age of four. She recites various poems from Flora Garry, Charles Murray, J.M. Caie, J.C. Milne and Peter Buchan, as well as remembering a glamorous new teacher they had at school called Miss Ross who introduced her to the poetry of Walter De La Mare and others, and being made to learn a very long poem called 'Mary of Scots' about Mary, Queen of Scots, by her auntie as a punishment for talking in church. Kathleen describes the May King and Queen ceremony that was held at school where the two children voted the king and queen wore floral garlands on their heads, and were followed by the rest of the children through the village and up to her father's shop where he gave them sweeties. Helen and Kathleen between them then do a line by line translation from Doric to English of J.C. Milne's 'There's Aye A Something' about a couple who are as different as chalk and cheese and their children's manners take after their slovenly farmer father! They go on to discuss a Travelling woman, or tinkie, Meg Pom that Kathleen recites a poem about, then Helen says there is a picture of her in the Fyvie Heritage room at the school. Helen's grandson Liam then is asked to recite part of the 'Carlin Fae Cyaak' which he does so after being very reluctant to give permission to be recorded.
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English
BRN:
217923