(DORIC) Willie Clavie

Newsin wi Willie Clavie

Year: C.1980s

Duration: 11:52

Filmed By: Jim Taylor

Wilie “Clavie” fae Rosehearty spiks wi Jim Taylor aboot his days on board i’ drifters o i’ herrin fleet. He spiks aboot hoo he startit an made his wiy up in fishin, startin as a young loon on a rowing boat takin cod an haulin creels. He also spiks aboot his days aboard steam drifters far ten men wid sleep in i’ same cabin wi either a “donkey brakfist” (a bag stuffed wi straa) or a bag stuffed wi chaff fae thrashed corn fur a mattress.