Tommy Tutty and Mick Higgins - “A Ramble Through Time: Folklore and Memory from Wexford”

This recording is from a larger collection which was recorded and produced by Wexford artist/folklorist Michael Fortune in September 2018 with Mick Higgins, Clonsilla and Tommy Tutty, Ballyfad, Gorey, Co. Wexford entitled “A Ramble Through Time... Vol. 1 - Folklore and Memories of Country Life from Co. Wexford”. This collection has been catalogued for ease of viewing and for research purposes. ............................................................................................................. Chapters, Topics and Times - Compiled by Michael Fortune, December 2018 (Part 1) - Tommy Tutty and Mick Higgins 00:00 - Christmas Memories 08:50 - Lent, Abstinence and Dances 14:17 - Local Dancehalls 15:06 - Arrival of the Tractor 30:10 - Grain and Barley 33:20 - Fair Day in Gorey 38:10 - Relighting the Stove 39:47 - The Train, Top Coats and Gorey Fair 52:01 - The Threshing and Ghost Stories 1:18:01 - Sightings and Strange Happenings 1:34:10 - Milk and the Creameries 1:39:50 - Rogation Days, Blessing the Fields, Stock and Machinery 1:43:01 - Mass Times and Holy Communion 1:43:39 - Holy Medals on Machinery and the return of Higgins’ Family Tractor