James Madison Carpenter and Alan Lomax

The Aberdeenshire recordings made by these two important American folksong collectors are fully available on line. Both of them recorded many hours of song all around Scotland, so the online archives are large. We give you just a taste or two.

Alan Lomax recorded in Scotland in 1951. He had rich pickings in Aberdeenshire, and later in the 50s he took three Aberdeenshire singers, Jeannie Robertson, Jimmy MacBeath and Davie Stewart, down to London and recorded hours of song and interview.
See Alan Lomax in NE Scotland 1951 (ewanmcvicar.website) for much detail about singers.
Links on the left for some tracks from the Alan Lomax online archive.
Search ACE Alan Lomax for so much more.

James Madison Carpenter recorded in Scotland in 12931 and found a fine harvest in Aberdeenshire. Links on the right for some tracks, but beware, his recordings were made on a primitive machine!
Go to https://carpenterinthenorth.com to see my investigation of Carpenter's work across the Highlands and Moray, and to learn how to access his full online archive.

Jessie Murray of Portnockie sings Skippin Barfit Through The Heather.

Jimmy MacBeath of Portsoy sings Tramps And Hawkers

Jeannie Robertson of Aberdeen sings The Gypsy Laddie

Davie Stewart of Peterhead sings MacPherson's Rant

James Wiseman [of Buckie?] sings Gang Tae The Codlins In The Mornin

ALAN LOMAX 1951

JAMES MADISON CARPENTER 1931

Mrs Watson Gray, Fochabers

Jessie Davidson
Tugnet

Paddy Lay Back
Seaboard Villages singer