Joe Corrie (1894 – 1968) was a miner, poet and playwright who lived and worked in the Fife mining community of Cardenden. His plays and sketches were performed by the amateur Bowhill Players and later by the professional Fife Miner Players who may also be the Joe Corrie’s Players featured in the these recordings.

For more information see Wikipedia here and The Scottish Poetry Library here.

The Miner’s Saturday Night, Part 1

This set of six sides was recorded in London c. July 1931. It features Joe Corrie, Violet Corrie and at least two others, an unknown male and an unknown female performer as Joe Corrie’s Players. The tracks were released on the Beltona label, nos: Bel 1701 (Matrix M13640-1, M13640-2), Bel 1702 (Matrix 13642, 13643-2) and Bel 1703 (matrix M13644-2, M13645-2).

Raretunes is grateful to Ewan MacVicar for providing the recordings.

The Miner’s Saturday Night, Part 2

The Miner’s Saturday Night, Part 3

The Miner’s Saturday Night, Part 4

The Miner’s Saturday Night, Part 5

The Miner’s Saturday Night, Part 6