The Ballad and the Plough
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The Ballad and the Plough

A Portrait of the Life of the Old Scottish Farmtouns

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The Ballad and the Plough

A Portrait of the Life of the Old Scottish Farmtouns

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The era of the great farms of Scotland is over now. They flourished for nearly eighty years from the mid 19th century, and those years are renowned for the strength of their characters and the legendary status of their stories. Probably the finest and richest aspect of bothy life was the ballad. Often sentimental, sometimes simplistic, they nevertheless give unrivalled detail about a vanished way of life and work. Quoting generously from the ballads, David Kerr Cameron has written a book rich in anecdote and insight. The working day was hard and long, and mealtimes consisted mainly of porridge and potatoes. Yet laughter and generosity of spirit were commonplace. For these communities, horses were as important as people, and tens of thousands of noble Clydesdales helped to cultivate the land. Ploughmen, dairymaids, bailiffs and shepherds all appear in the pages of this unique testament to the Scottish countryside. Together with Willie Gavin, Crofter Man and The Cornkister Days, this volume forms a remarkable trilogy on life in rural Scotland.

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Publisher
Birlinn
Year
2016
ISBN
9780857903280
Topic
Personal Development
Subtopic
Travel

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 Stone, Lime and Legend
  8. 2 The New Landscape
  9. 3 The New Touns
  10. 4 The Pattern of Work
  11. 5 The Farmtoun Crew
  12. 6 The Iron Men
  13. 7 Lonely Men of the Glens
  14. 8 Women of the Touns
  15. 9 Nomads in Farm Carts
  16. 10 The Bothy Lads
  17. 11 Pillars of the Year
  18. 12 Fairs and Trysts
  19. 13 Meal, Milk and Tatties
  20. 14 The Social Hour
  21. 15 Love and the Servant Lasses
  22. 16 The Kirk and its Shadow
  23. 17 Folk on the Fringe
  24. 18 The Heartbreak Crofts
  25. 19 The Hub of the Farmtoun
  26. 20 The Lure of the Good Implements
  27. 21 The New Sound of Harvest
  28. 22 Steam, the Unfulfilled Dream
  29. 23 Setting the Milkmaids Free
  30. 24 Inklings of the Factory Age
  31. 25 Day of the Ploughman
  32. 26 All the Laird’s Men
  33. 27 The Voice of the Land
  34. 28 Finale for the Old Touns
  35. Select Glossary