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Interviews of Jamie Telford

EERC/DG/DG3/1

Childhood Community Life Traditional Music Recreation Customs Common Ridings (Festivals) Langholm Canonbie

Interview with Jamie Telford about his life in music. Jamie was born in Langholm and as a youngster learned both the pipes and the flute and played with two of the three town bands, the other being t...

Interviews of Willie and Isa Friell aged 92

EERC/DG/DG3/2

Education Childhood Childrens games Recreation Community Life Customs and Traditions Common Ridings (Festivals) Curling World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Easter Working life Cycling Langholm Lamb Hill

DG3/2/1/1 Interview 1 of 2 with Willie and Isa Friel, the aunt and uncle of the interviewer. Both were born in 1919 and Isa is from the 'auld toon' and Willie the 'new toun'. The interviewer propose...

Interviews of Norman Burns aged 65

EERC/DG/DG27/5

Education Childhood Recreation Working life Social Systems Community Life Customs and Traditions Common Ridings (Festivals) Sanquhar

Biographical interview with Norman Burns (aged 65), who has lived in Sanquhar his whole life. He was born at home, into a family of 10, and his father died, in a mining accident, when he was only 4 y...

Interviews of Betty Burns aged 61

EERC/DG/DG27/6

Childhood Farming Working life Social Systems Community Life Common Ridings (Festivals) Crafts Sanquhar

Biographical interview with Betty Burns (aged 61), who moved to Sanquhar aged 13 when her father became shepherd at a farm on the outskirts of the town. After school, Betty attended technical college...

Interviews of May MacCormack aged 65

EERC/DG/DG27/7

Childhood Community Life Common Ridings (Festivals) Handicrafts Knitting Sanquhar Dumfries (Scotland)

Biographical interview with May MacMacCormick (aged 65), who was brought up at Burnsands, a small group of houses on the Buccleuch estate where her father worked and in the house where he had lived hi...

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Interviews of Jamie Telford

Interviews of Willie and Isa Friell aged 92

Interviews of Norman Burns aged 65

Interviews of Betty Burns aged 61

Interviews of May MacCormack aged 65