Manuscript/Mixed Material Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958
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Image 1 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 American Folklife Center Library of Congress Alan Lomax Collection AFC 2004004 folder 040235 field work British Isles 19501958 transcripts research notes correspondence radio scripts Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 2 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Jean Robertson Higgins Reel 1 London Nov 28th 19543 15 Go away from my window fragment 100 Quick cut at end 7 12 Talk THE MILL OF TIFTIES ANNIE The Trumpeter of…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 3 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Verse of Jean Ritchie Serving maid in masters garden NO 2 I went to church last Sunday one verse only learnt of Jeans record by the roving of her eye 047 Quick…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 4 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Scottish Album Hebridean Flora MacNeill Cairistiona 1 Nach freagair thu Chairistiona E ho i iurobhi E o i horo oho E ho i u iribhi Nam freagradh tu chluinninn fhein thu E…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 5 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 2 3 Dr Allan MacDonald Rowing song Iomairibh aotram Row lightly Iomairibh aotrom ho ro Iomairibh aotrom ho ro Ho ro s na horo eile Iomairibh aotrom ho ro Chaidh a bhanarach…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 6 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 3 5 Kitty MacLeod Puirt a beul Larach do thacaidean No larach do chruidhean Larach do thacaidean Am bord loch na muille I id id aalum I id id à lum I…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 7 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 4 Tha MacThormaid an gille S ga iarraidh s ga shireadh Tha MacThormaid an gille Ga shireadh s ga iarraidh Thoir a nall Ailean thugam Ailean thugam Ailean agam Thoir a nall…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 8 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 5 Thig a chuinneag thig Blathach gu dorns im gu uilinn Thig a guinneag thig Thig an lon dubh thig an smeorach Thig an ceo as a ghruth Thig a chuthag thig…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 9 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 6 12 Barra Waulking E ho ao ri o E ho ao ri ri o ho gu E ho ao ri ri o i I bho hi iu rubh S e nochd…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 10 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 7 Toast cont Gheibh sibh mise na mo chadal gheibh sibh mise na mo shuain Ho ali hà ali ho ali chaidh i ann Ho ali ili ali ho ali chaidh i…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 11 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 8 20 Penny Morrison Mermaid song Och o i o i o u Och o i o i o u Och o i o i o u Och o i o i…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 12 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 9 Calum Johnston contd This is what the lark says Ig ig igean Có chreach mo neadan Mas e duine beag e Cuiridh mi le creig i Mas e duine mor e…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 13 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 10 25 Kitty MacLeod and chorus Fliuch an oidhche Pirate song S fliuch an oidhche Hù il o ro Nochd s gur fuar i O hi ibh o Ma thug Cloinn Neill…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 14 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 â 11 Dhannsainn is ruidhlinn Air oidhche banais Mor a Cheannaich Dhannsainn is ruidhlinn Air oidhche banais Moraig Dhannsainn is ruidhlinn Air oidhche banais Mor a Cheannaich I i abhi u i…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 15 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Lighnamara Castlebay I of Barra 21857 Scottish Programme Executive Broadcasting House Queen Margaret Drive Glasgow W2 Dear Mr Lomax I am very sorry I cannot accept the offer of singing or take…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 16 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 2 notes on some of the songs which were sung at Mary Gilliess the evening you were there I hope you find the notes interesting There was so much music religion romance…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 17 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 2 Her joy and darling she continues is coming across water burn The inhabitants of St Kilda had a positive dread of mentioning the word ocean or water on the principle of…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 18 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 4 not understand why the two shackles unless the stranger was to help with the milking but I hardly think so I wish we knew more of this song RML Transcribed and…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 19 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 SONGS FROM THE ISLE OF BARRA underlined Recording Thursday 26th April 1951 815915 pm Number DGW 15146 Introduced by Annie Johnson File in Scotland written in ink ANNIE JOHNSON Where is Barra…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 20 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 2 helmsman who steered his boat unscathed through a channel so narrow that she shaved the limpets off the rocks and scraped the redbrown tangle off the sea bottom IS FLIUCH AN…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 21 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 3 work to which they form an accompaniment The making of wool into cloth involved many processes such as carding spinning dyeing weaving and finally waulking or shrinking the finished web of…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 22 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 4 their bodies backward and forwards till they were in perfect rhythm Then the leader began a slow waulking song singing a verse line the rest taking up the chorus each moving…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 23 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 5 The clapping song is a merry one sung to a lively rhythm While the song is in progress the roll of cloth is unwound and rolled up again little by little…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 24 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 6 beautiful melody produced a tranquility in the animal which was conducive to a large milk yield In any case the Highland dairymaid always had her milkingsong the words of which invariably…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 25 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 7 O beloved little sister Do you not pity my plight tonight As I sit in this little hut Low end narrow Without a wisp of thatch Or thatch rope With cold…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 26 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 8 Scissors and a needle I would give y darling A thread from the shop I would give to my dear one A ribbon and a reel Id give that to Mary…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 27 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 9 taken the place of manual labour throughout the country it may happen that before long they may not be required for their original purpose even in Barra but we fervently hope…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 28 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 RB Cottenham 31 Rruggers Lane Cheddingstone Hoath Edenbridge Kent To Mr Lomax Please make some Use of this old Book 1851 Best wishes in your task RB Cottenham Mrs v 9 6…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 29 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 co The BBC Queen Margaret Drive Glasgow W2 25th September 1951 Dear Sorley Unfortunately I got all the records packed today without sending you yours but Ill do that from London Meantime…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 30 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 17th October 1951 Hugh McPhee Esq Gaelic Section BBC Queen Margaret Drive Glasgow Dear Hugh I forgot to mention the other day how much help it was for me to be able…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 31 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 co The BBC Queen Margaret Drive Glasgow W2 22nd August 1952 Andrew MacCormick Esq Tir nan Og Newton Stewart Dear Sir Your friend Noel Stevenson was kind enough to give me your…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 32 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 co The BBC Queen Margaret Drive Glasgow W2 22nd August 1951 Dear Mr Murison Thank you for your long if discouraging letter Its just one more example of the unending kindness and…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 33 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 24th August 1951 Dear Mrs McLeod Thank you for your charming letter and for the very interesting note which Ill certainly use in my work The contract that the BBC sent you…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 34 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 co International House Castle St Edinburgh 13 June 51 Dear Alan Just a line to say that I was dipping into your Jelly Roll book again yesterday and wondering whether you were…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 35 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 2 new creation of his own which is South Down with a difference Just listen to this I work in a famous factory whose story you may know In one united action…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 36 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 16th October 1951 Finlay McDonald Esq Gaelic Section British Broadcasting Corporation Queen Margaret Drive Glasgow Dear Finlay It was nice that we had a long drink together Sunday night and it was…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 37 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Oak Cottage Hingham Lane Hyde Cheshire Feb 2151 Scotland Contacts Dear Alan I wrote to Hugh MacDiarmid asking him to persuade J LorneCampbell to assist you in your search for Gaelic folk…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 38 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Would it not be advisable before producing such a travesty as the Public were subjected to on the evening of Tuesday 9th of the 45 rising to become conversant with the History…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 39 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Postcard STAMP UDDINGSTON 1 PM 10 09 51 GLASGOW END STAMP As Features Organiser To Mr Alan Lomax Broadcasting House St Margarets Drive Glasgow W Rothwell House London STAMP RECEIVED GLASGOW 11…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 40 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 13 July 1951 W OReilly 63 College St Dumfries 1259 Ins Coop Pbs Alan Lomax BBC Edinburgh International Driving Retreat No 40695 Corner Forrester Rd Le Parrisienne 26 Rue Doruot Paris 9…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01