Audio file
Contributors
Interviewee: Farrell, Leo
Interviewee: Johnston, Astrid
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
1999-01-19
Date Digitized
2010-08-03
Abstract
This is an interview with Leo Farrell of Rosehill, P.E.I. In this interview Leo talks about sleighs, blacksmiths, carriages, traveling, cars, farm equipment, shopping, Christmas, doctors, the Spanish Flu, school, electricity, and fox ranching. Leo also plays the fiddle with Astrid Johnston accompanying him on the piano.
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:18
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
***This interview is SIDE A only, SIDE B is a recording of Leo and Astrid Johnston playing music.
SIDE A 00:00:03 -- 00:03:15
Discussion about horsepower, sleighs, blacksmiths, and carriages; horsepower, sleighs, blacksmiths, Bowness sleighs, jaunting sleighs, Jim Manderson, Gus MacKinnon, Malone, carriage maker, Francis sleighs, box sleighs, carriages.

SIDE A 00:00:03:15 -- 00:05:08
Discussion about traveling and cars; traveling, cars, 1926, car batteries.

SIDE A 00:05:08 -- 00:08:21
Discussion about tractors and beater diggers; tractors, beater diggers, 1946, Massey tractor, tractor prices, Bruce Clark, horses, farm equipment.

SIDE A 00:08:21 -- 00:10:52
Discussion about shopping and gristmills; shopping, gristmills, self-sufficiency.

SIDE A 00:10:52 -- 00:12:42
Discussion about Christmas; Christmas, toys, bananas.

SIDE A 00:12:42 -- 00:14:00??
Discussion about the Spanish Flu, with mention of pneumonia; Spanish Flu, pneumonia, 1919.

SIDE A 00:14:00?? -- 00:15:59
Discussion about his birth, midwives, and home remedies; Edie Hutcheson, midwives, home remedies.

SIDE A 00:15:59 -- 00:16:45??
Discussion about electricity; 1951, electricity, Scale's plant.

SIDE A 00:16:45?? -- 00:30:16
Discussion about school, with mention of traveling in winter and religion; school, Central Lot 16 School, 1920s, Charles Yeo, deep snow, breaking the roads, horse and sleigh, summer vacation, religion, religious feuds.

SIDE A 00:30:16 -- 00:31:35
Discussion about fox ranching; foxes, fox ranching, fox prices, 1940s, fox feed.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:35.
SIDE B 00:31:42 -- 00:58:50
Leo and Astrid Johnston play some music; music, tunes, St. Anne's Reel, Leo Farrell, Astrid Johnston, Jingle Bells.

***The remainder of the tape, 00:58:45 -- 01:03:18, is a short interview with Florence Gallant regarding WWI veterans.
SIDE A 00:58:45 -- 01:03:18
Discussion about John Edward O'Connor and Earl Campbell who served in WWI; WWI, John Edward O'Connor, Florence Gallant, Earl Campbell, 35th Howitzer Battalion, Ken Bell.

Tape ends at 01:03:18.