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Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger discuss Scottish folk music

BROADCAST: Nov. 4, 1960 | DURATION: 00:36:49

Synopsis

The following songs were removed due to copyright restrictions: Weaver's song, Robert Burns, "A Wee Drop of It," "Come, Fill Up Your Glasses," and "This Is Not My House."

Details

Broadcast Date
Nov. 4, 1960

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 57 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
36 minutes, 49 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Music Music - World Music

People

Musicians

Tags

MacColl, Ewan--Interviews Seeger, Peggy, 1935---Interviews Audiotapes. Radio programs. MacColl, Ewan,-- interviewee Seeger, Peggy, 1935-,-- interviewee WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Folk music--Scotland. Folk singers. Scottish unemployment Working class--Scotland Smiley, [Jok] Burns, Robert, 1759-1796. Drinking songs, Scottish "A Wee Drop of It" "Come, Fill Up Your Glasses" Coal mines--Scotland Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 Jacobite risings "This Is Not My House"

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