Bothy Ballad and photos from old farming days of North-East Scotland

Two of Gruntlesnoot's favourite enjoyments: A Bothy Ballad by Charlie Allan and photographs from North-East Scotland's old farming days. The 'bothy' was where the young single farmworkers lived and often entertained themselves of an evening by making up & singing bothy ballads such as this (true 'folk' music.) There is often much humour in the ballad (as there is here) but the sense of the harshness and poverty of these young men's situation and working lives is often communicated too. But there is also a great pride in their work and especially if they are horsemen, in their beautiful animals. I hope this video will, in some small way, keep their memories alive and their Bothy Ballad flame burning.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Bothy Ballad
• Working Horses
• Clydesdale Horses
• Ploughing
• Farming History. Old Photos
• Scottish Folk Songs
• Charlie Allan

[hallelujahal]

Fitlike!

:)

[gruntlesnoot]

@hallelujahal Chavin, min, chavin!

[moominpic]

@MrDeano258 Apologies to the hilt, MrDeano... stupidly didn't realise you were addressing another poster. I withdraw the comment.

[MrDeano258]

@moominpic Re-read my comment...

[moominpic]

Just read a book about the bothies and the songs. Nice stuff.

[Croywolf]

Aye, fairly!

[adracht]

@DaveWBedford Scotch is something you drink - the language her is Scots (the people are Scottish). The dialect is 'the Doric' from the North East of Scotland - Banffshire, Buchan, Aberdeen, Moray.

[Scaffiejohn1]

Magic !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[antolintinez]

@DaveWBedford Yes, I do. I was supposing both are near :(  Their music is close.