Interview with Jimmy MacBeath about the dangers of singing ballad of McCafferty

Audio file
Date recorded: November 14, 1953
Contributor(s): Performer: MacBeath, Jimmy; Performer: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: interview/commentary
Culture: Lowland Scotland, Scottish
Instruments: voice
Setting: Probably Alan Lomax's flat
Location: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T3479
Track Number: 9
Archive ID: T3479R09
Note: MacBeath tells Lomax of being chased by police for singing "McCafferty" in Peterhead. He says that if he sang it in the army he'd be shot.
Belongs to: Jimmy MacBeath 11/53
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