Interview with Jimmy MacBeath about the Edinburgh scene of Longfellow, Sir Walter Scott, Dr. Ferguson, Burns, and Tannehill; drinking; and fair days

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: T3438
Track Number: 1
Archive ID: T3438R01
Note: Lomax and MacBeath discuss Robert Burns, H. W. Longfellow, Sir Walter Scott, William Tannehill, and Dr. Ferguson. MacBeath recounts stories of the nights the Edinburgh literati spent at Dr. Ferguson's house, as well as Jimmy's enjoyment of "a good dram" and his experience at fair days.
Belongs to: Jimmy MacBeath 11/53
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