When we reached Glamis, we went to a bothy in the Angus Folk Museum. A bothy was a bunkhouse for the plowboys who worked on large farms. A whole genre of songs emerged that give insight into the life of these farm workers. Jim and Susie sang several “Bothy Ballads”. Then as we emerged from the Bothy, an interpreter and author of a book on life in the bothy pulled out his accordion and encouraged Jim to join in on the guitar.
Looks like a bothy is bigger than a Manhattan apt!
ReplyDeleteWait till you see the high ceiling of the chaumers that the hired hands stayed on Aberdeenshire farms. I need to remember to ask about the construction. I don't have any details on that posted photo...but it looks cool. Unfortunately, I forgot to take photos of the interpretive display that showed where the people were!
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