Interview with Donald John MacDonald about his imprisonment in a German prison camp, his poetry, and South Uist's natural beauty

Audio file
Date recorded: June 25, 1951
Contributor(s): Performer: MacDonald, Donald John; Performer: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: interview/commentary
Culture: Gaelic, Scotland, Scottish
Instruments: voice
Setting: The home of Dr. MacLean
Location: Daliburgh, Eilean Siar, Scotland, United Kingdom
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T3384
Track Number: 5
Archive ID: T3384R05
Note: Donald John MacDonald (1919-1986), son of Duncan MacDonald and renowned Gaelic poet, discusses his time spent in a German prison camp and his return to South Uist, after which he became a crofter. He briefly mentions the poem he submitted to the 1948 Mod, which made him crowned bard, and he discusses South Uist's natural beauty.
Belongs to: Daliburgh III 6/51
About the session: A note inside the tape box for 3383 credits the songs by Duncan MacDonald, nephew of MacCuish, as being sung at the Daliburgh home of a Dr. MacLean on the 23rd, though there is no mention of this location in Lomax's journal. The date of 25 June is assumed from notes in that journal.
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