Interview with Jimmy MacBeath about his mother's death and the songs sung / Skippin Barfit Through The Heather (fragment)

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: T3436
Track Number: 3
Archive ID: T3436R03
Note: MacBeath recalls his mother's death and the songs he learned from her – he sings a fragment of "Skippin Barfit Through the Heather."
Belongs to: Jimmy MacBeath 11/53
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