Folk Play Links - Scotland / Alba
Compiled by Chris Little
Groups listed may be folk club, morris dance or amateur drama groups, as well as traditional performers. Publications listed may be cited, extracted or summarised publications, as well as full text.
003 *
A Berwickshire Bard
[by Robert McLean Calder, 1897, pp.117-119, 59 - 'Hogmanay' - Polwarth fragment]
004 *
Diversions of a Country Gentleman
[by Sir George Douglas, 1902, p.32 - 'A Scottish Lady of the Old School [Lady John Scott]' - Guisards at [Spottiswoode, Westruther]]
006 *
The Goloshans
[citation of Emily Lyle, in
Tocher, No.32, Winter 1979-1980, pp.107-112 - Westruther fragment from Sound Archive]
009 *
Sheep-Head and Trotters,
[by James Lumsden [late of Nether Hailes [NT5675]], [1892], pp.43-49 - 'Hogmanay' - "Guisers" fragment]
022 *
The Mummers, or Guisers
[by Bro W. Simpson, in
Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, Vol.III Pt.1, 1890, pp.81-82 - Glasgow fragment]
033 *
Scran [image archive]
[manuscript from David Laing [Secretary to the Bannatyne Club] Collection, University of Edinburgh Library [Ref. La.III.828] for
Two Bannatyne Garlands from Abbotsford, by Sir Walter Scott, 1848, p.5 - Subscription required]
037 *
The Scot Abroad
[by John Hill Burton, 1864, Vol.I p.309fn - guisards at [Liberton]]
039 *
Voyages and Travels of Columbus Secundus
[in
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol.X No.LIX, Dec. (Pt.II) 1821, p.692 - Chap.XVIII - "guisards" or "guiserts" performing Alexander the Great or The Abbot of Unreason, at Edinburgh]
040 *
Yule and Hogmanay
[by [James Hogg ?], in
Hogg's Weekly Instructor, Vol.5, 1847, pp.361-363 - Edinburgh fragment?]
047 *
Christmas Mummers
[by W. E., in
Notes and Queries, 5th Ser. Vol.IV No.104, 25th Dec. 1875, pp.506-507 - Gizards or Guisards in Teviotdale; citation of
Galations, by James Maidment, 1835]
048 *
Christmas Mummers
[by W. E., in
Notes and Queries, 5th Ser. Vol.V No.111, 12th Feb. 1876, p.133]
049 *
Scottish Borders Memory Bank
[Track 12 - Audio of Jim Hall's dictated interview and transcript of Crailing Guiserts' play - including the text.]
051 *
The Goloshans
[citation of Emily Lyle, in
Tocher, No.32, Winter 1979-1980, pp.107-112 - Melrose & Morebattle texts from Sound Archive]
059 *
Buckhaven
[by [Sir Walter Scott], in
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol.II No.XII, Mar. 1818, p.627 - see his memoirs]
062 *
Re: Papa Stour
[citation of Trevor Stone, in
The Morris Dancer, Vol.1 No.11,]
071 *
Daft Days
[by John Wood Reddock, in
The Every-Day Book;, Vol.II, 18??, cols.18-21 - Falkirk text]
077 *
Scran [image archive]
[illustration from Bob McCutcheon Collection [Search for 'Galoshins'] - Subscription required]
078 *
The Guisers in Stirling
[by James Lucas, in
The Stirling Antiquary, Vol.I, 1893, pp.67-69, 42 - extract from
The Stirling Sentinel - as
Galations, by James Maidment, 1835]
080 *
The Goloshans
[citation of Emily Lyle, in
Tocher, No.32, Winter 1979-1980, pp.107-112 - Broxburn fragment from Sound Archive]
086 *
Dictionary of the Scots Language
[Comprises
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue, 1931-2002 &
The Scottish National Dictionary,1931-1976 - Search for 'gysar', 'guyser', 'galatian', 'guiser' and 'mumming']
097 *
The Ballad Minstrelsy of Scotland
[ed. by [Robert Alison], 1871, pp.xv-xvi - "Galatians" or "Galashins" South-west Scotland fragment; may derive their name from "Galashin" who was the brother of "Kemp Owyne"]
098 *
The Book of Days [? edition]
[ed. by R. Chambers, 1869, Vol.II - Guisers or Guizards in Scotland at Christmas, Hogmanay, New-year's Day and Handsel Monday]
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