Barrowsgate

Author: Barrowsgate

  • “Fyles”

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    Sandy has had a bit too much to drink and meets the parson, who asks if he’s on his way home. Sandy replies “Fyles” (i.e. sometimes). Barrowsgate provided an English translation for this one. Note: This was first published in the Bon Accord on 01 May 1931 and appears to be Barrowsgate’s first published work.…

  • Doric

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    A paean to the Doric – with Jean Baxter reference – which dates it to the early 1930s. Other people name-checked are William Will (from the Burns Society of London) and J M Bulloch (who wrote the Foreword to the Blethers O’ Barrowsgate). Unpublished – but somehow found its way into an 03 July 1931…