Welcome to Once Upon A Time In The Muirton.

Recently we had the pleasure of sitting with 3 Auld Muirton Bairns - Lizzie Lamond, Gooey Mcgrath and Jimmy Duncan (Dunk's big brother). Before we knew it 4 hours had passed and it was time to go. We have edited this episode to a little more than 2 hours - it could have been more :-) and we hope however you choose to listen, you get to hear the whole episode - whether in one sitting or a few. 

There are plenty of stories and laughs shared by our 3 guests, who have been friends for over 50 years. Friendship is the underlying thread that runs through this episode. Which, we think, a place like The Muirton creates an unbreakable bond between people who have shared experiences as young kids, through their teenage years and growing up into the folk they now are.  

You'll hear chat about the neighbours, chip pea busters, The Rag and Bone Man, the Waterworks Well, Canadian ice hockey players, penny for the guy, Jimmy Duncan even remembers the phone box number on the corner of Ainslie Gardens and Balhousie St. And so much more. 

Happy Listening. Enjoy.

Dunks & Barney

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THE HEART OF MUIRTON by Liz Lamond

Happy children out to play

What street games will we play today?

Draw a beddy on the path?

Marked from one to Nine

Hop & skip pick up the tin

But don’t step on the line

Playing doublers in the close

Singing all the songs

We don’t like cheaters in this game

Don’t they know that’s wrong?

But wait I hear the ice cream van

It’s music to my ears

No point in asking mum for cash

That would end in tears

What’s this? I see a shiny penny

Lying in the muck

The van is getting closer!

I can’t believe my luck

He stops at last across the road

I’m over like a hare

“A penny mixture please” I say

I’ll eat this on the stair

Scraps for swapping from a book

Hours & hours of fun

Freezing in a concrete close

Or sitting in the sun

I’m off along to see my pal

At number 23

Not sure what we’ll do today

Just need to wait & see

Swimming in the public baths

Jumping in and stuff

Then up to the wee cafe

For a bag of tattie puffs

Put your sixpence in the slot

Pull the window doon

And if you got the timing right

You could end up with two!

Or tell the wife with the key

“ I didnae get my puffs”

Aye she would say “nice try hen”

I’m away noo in the huff

Happy days at the Northern

A wee bottle of milk with a straw

Not every body liked it

So I got extra…. Braw

Carbolic soap to wash our hands

That was all dry & brittle

But that’s ok we didn’t care

Cause we were only little

Berries,Guysing,raiding fruit

Out in snow or rain or shine

Making memories every day

You can’t take them they’re mine

A wee time at the waterworks

Some water from the fountain

Climbing up the concrete wall

Felt like we climbed a mountain

Then wander to the chippie

A pea buster on our mind

Salt & vinegar & broon sauce

The staff were awfy kind

They’d sneak a pickled onion in

Felt like we were so blessed

You’d make it last the whole way home

Then it was time for bed

Lifetime friendships

Forged with love

Will always stay with me

They can keep the silly fancy names

Muirton is muirton & always will be

A special little footnote

For a very special friend

You were my angel through my life

And will be until the end