Scottish Traveller Tales

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The "Travelling People" of Scotland are the traditionally nomadic minority group known also by the derogatory term "tinkers."

Traveling in groups or in their individual caravans along the high roads and byways of Scotland, they have established a distinct identity and mode of life for themselves that preserves centuries-old cultural beliefs. For their skill as storytellers, as well as ballad singers, they are internationally recognized for the richest storytelling traditions of the world.

One of their best-known storytellers is Duncan Williamson. He was fascinated by storytelling from an early age and dedicated himself ...

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Overview

The "Travelling People" of Scotland are the traditionally nomadic minority group known also by the derogatory term "tinkers."

Traveling in groups or in their individual caravans along the high roads and byways of Scotland, they have established a distinct identity and mode of life for themselves that preserves centuries-old cultural beliefs. For their skill as storytellers, as well as ballad singers, they are internationally recognized for the richest storytelling traditions of the world.

One of their best-known storytellers is Duncan Williamson. He was fascinated by storytelling from an early age and dedicated himself to keeping the wisdom of traveller culture by learning as many stories as possible. While this book focuses on a number of individuals, both Duncan's skill as a storyteller and his extensive knowledge of traveller storytelling traditions are prominently featured through a series of performance transcriptions and interview excerpts.

Although their oral tales have been compiled and collected in other volumes, this book is the only full-length study that analyzes the stories of the Travelling People. Through an examination of their words, narratives, and songs, it brings readers close to Travellers' own voices and to their distinctive practice of storytelling.

Indeed, this analytical appreciation of the culture shows how the story performances preserve the history of the Travelling People and reveal the shape and substance of the storytellers' own lives. It renders too the rich variety of stories, the interrelationship of stories and the community, the construction of the teller's identity within the story, and the story's way of understanding and shaping human experience.

Although concentrated on these Scottish storytellers, this book imparts insights into the process of storytelling in general and contributes understanding of the place of stories in human communities and to human identity.

Donald Braid, assistant director of the Center for Citizenship and Community and a lecturer in English at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a co-editor of A Folklorist's Progress: Reflections of a Scholar's Life. His work has been published in the Journal of American Folklore, Text and Performance Quarterly, and The Encyclopedia of Folklore and Literature.

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Accomplished folklorist Braid (English, Butler Univ.; coeditor, A Folklorist's Progress) here delves into the storytelling and ballad traditions of the nomadic minority of Scottish Travellers (also called Gypsies or tinkers). Braid, who has done fieldwork among the Travellers for 15 years, includes numerous examples of traditional songs and prose that illustrate the broad sweep of their life, both urban and rural. His survey is equally divided between these examples and his own perceptive discourse, which focuses on his informants, their creative work, and the wellspring of their inspiration. The Travellers are deservedly acclaimed for their oral storytelling skills and ballad performances, which are revered and preserved here. Other books have collected their stories, but this is the first inclusive, full-length treatment. The notes and source citations are thorough and very helpful, while the writing and scholarship are patient and precise. Collections of cultural traditions will find this a valuable addition. Richard K. Burns, MSLS, Hatboro, PA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781934110980
  • Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
  • Publication date: 7/25/2002
  • Pages: 328
  • Product dimensions: 0.73 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 6.00 (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Note on Transcriptions
Introduction: "Let's Have a Cup of Tea and I'll Tell You a Story" 3
1 "That's Not a Crack; That's a Story": An Overview of Traveller Storytelling Traditions 51
2 "It Could Have Happened": Storytelling Identity, and Worldview 104
3 "I Never Met My Grandfather, But I Heard Stories about Him": Storytelling and Community 144
4 "You'll Have to Change Your Ways": The Negotiation of Identity in Storytelling Performance 202
5 "Did It Happen or Did It Not?": Creativity, Worldview, and Narrative Knowing 250
Conclusion: Lives and Stories - Stories and Lives 283
Notes 293
Works Cited 301
Index 311

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