SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 787 Title : Dipper: 05 - Fishers Tak Tent Author(s): John Reid Copyright holder(s): John Reid Audio transcription M738: Fishers tak tent Maist anglers, through the fishing season, Can keep their passion within reason, Whiles wine an dine a trauchled wife Tae keep awa domestic strife, Or tak weans tae a fitba gemme Tae gie her peace an quate at hame. Sic thochts ne'er bothered Willie Fyfe. For him there was nocht else in life But fishin, mornin, noon an nicht, It was his ae lee-lang delicht. Wark, wife an weans were aye negleckit When risin troot could be expeckit. But, sune or late, life's cup rins tume, An Willie gaed tae his lang hame. He tuik it as nae mair than due Tae wauken tae a heavenly view - A crystal river, clear an cuil, An at his feet a troot-ringed puil, While by his side, tae serve his needs, A wee man stuid in keeper's tweeds, Wi rod an net, an flees an flask, But Willie thocht it best tae ask. 'Wad the Laird fin faut, dae ye think', said he, 'Gin I tuik the rod an cuist a flee Ower yon twa-punner risin there?' 'Na, sir, for 'deed, that's why we're here'. Then for a while Will had his wish An heuked an played fish efter fish, Till ten fat troot lay big an braw Like gowden guineas in a raw - But frae upstream there cam a splatter As better fish lowped frae the watter. 'I think,' said Will, 'I'll hae a try At yon faur bigger fish up-bye.' 'Na, sir,' the voice said at his side, 'This puil is whaur we baith maun bide.' Will stuid, as still's a granite stane, While fearsome doots crept through his brain. Said he, 'Let me hae this thing clear. Ye mean we fish naewhere but here? An ilka troot will be the match O ilka ither ane I catch?' 'Aye, sir.' the voice was wae an low, Like ane wha'd suffered lang an slow. 'But this is hellish, man!' cried Willie. 'Na, sir. It's Hell,' replied his ghillie. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. 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Information about document and author: Audio Audio audience General public: For gender: Mixed Audience size: 1000+ Audio awareness & spontaneity Speaker awareness: Aware Degree of spontaneity: Fully scripted Audio footage information Original title: The Dipper an the Three Wee Deils Year of recording: 1993 Recording person id: 752 Size (min): 3 Size (mb): 10 Audio footage publication details Published: Publisher/Broadcaster: Scotsoun Publication/Broadcast date: 1993-01-01 Place of publication/broadcast: Glasgow Audio medium Radio/audio: Audio setting Leisure/entertainment: Private/personal: Audio relationship between recorder/interviewer and speakers Friend: Speakers knew each other: Yes Audio speaker relationships Friend: Other: Co-authors of book from which recording was made Audio transcription information Title of original: The Dipper an the Three Wee Deils Transcriber id: 689 Year of transcription: 2005 Year material recorded: 1993 Word count: 342 Audio transcription publication details Published: Publisher/Broadcaster: Luath Press Publication/Broadcast date: 1991-01-01 Place of publication/broadcast: Barr, Ayrshire ISBN/ISSN: 0946487227 Audio type Poetry reading/song/ballad performance: General description: From a recording of a selection of short stories and prize winning poems (Scottish National Open Poetry Competition) Author Author details Author id: 738 Forenames: John Surname: Reid Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1910 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 17 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Retired Head Teacher Place of birth: Dalry Region of birth: N Ayr Birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Lockerbie Region of residence: Dumfries and Galloway Residence CSD dialect area: Dmf Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Commmercial Traveller Father's place of birth: Dalry Father's region of birth: N Ayr Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Housewife Mother's place of birth: Beith Mother's region of birth: N Ayr Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Home, socially Language: French Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: As necessary Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Home, socially Participant Participant details Participant id: 738 Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1910 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 17 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Retired Head Teacher Place of birth: Dalry Region of birth: N Ayr Birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Lockerbie Region of residence: Dumfries and Galloway Residence CSD dialect area: Dmf Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Commmercial Traveller Father's place of birth: Dalry Father's region of birth: N Ayr Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Housewife Mother's place of birth: Beith Mother's region of birth: N Ayr Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Home, socially Language: French Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: As necessary Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Home, socially