Interview with Jimmy MacBeath about his family and Shakespeare's Macbeth

Date recorded: July 17, 1951
Contributor(s): Performer: MacBeath, Jimmy; Recordist: Lomax, Alan

Subject(s):

Genre: interview/commentary

Culture: Lowland Scotland, Scottish

Instruments: voice

Setting: The Commercial Hotel

Location: Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Physical form: Reel to Reel

Tape number: T3420

Track Number: 1

Archive ID: T3420R01

Note: MacBeath discusses travelling, his family lineage, and Shakespeare's "Macbeth."

Transcript:
Belongs to: Turriff II 7/51

About the session: Bothy ballads and local Aberdeenshire songs sung by Jimmy MacBeath, John Strachan, and friends. The ballads in this session sung by William Matheson, consist of first verses only, with the exceptions of "Died For Love" (T3421R14) and "The Death of Harry Bradford" (T3421R21).

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