Folk Play Links - Scotland / Alba
Compiled by Chris Little
002 -
The Goloshans
[citation of Emily Lyle, in
Tocher, No.32, Winter 1979-1980, pp.107-112 - Westruther fragment from Sound Archive]
009 -
The Mummers, or Guisers
[by W. Simpson, in
Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, Vol.III Pt.1, pp.81-82 - Glasgow fragment]

020 -
The Scot Abroad
[by John Hill Burton, 1864, Chapter 5 - Guisards at Liberton]
021 -
Yule and Hogmanay
[by [James Hogg ?], in
Hogg's Weekly Instructor, Vol.5, 1847, pp.361-363 - Edinburgh fragment?]

026 -
Scottish Borders Memory Bank
[Track 12 - Audio of Jim Hall's dictated interview and transcript of Crailing Guiserts' play - including the text.]
027 -
The Goloshans
[ citation of Emily Lyle, in
Tocher, No.32, Winter 1979-1980, pp.107-112 - Melrose & Morebattle texts from Sound Archive]
038 -
The Goloshans
[citation of Emily Lyle, in
Tocher, No.32, Winter 1979-1980, pp.107-112 - Broxburn fragment from Sound Archive]
040 -
Chambers's Book of Days
[by Robert Chambers, 1879, pp.789 - Guisers or Guizards in Scotland at Christmas, Hogmanay, New-year's Day and Handsel Monday]
041 -
Chambers's Book of Days
[by Robert Chambers, [1863-1864] - Mention of Guisers or Guizards at Hogmanay in Scotland]
046 -
Scran [image archive]
[Illustration from Maidment's 'Galations' (1835) [Search for "Galoshins"] - subscription required]
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Last updated: 24/04/2008