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This is an interview with Ivan Moar and Katherine "Kaye" (nee Beck) MacDonald of Brudenell, PEI. In this interview Ivan and Kaye talk about how they met, farming, courting, their wedding and honeymoon, Kaye's teaching, Prince of Wales College, midwives and doctors, home remedies, family, Wellington McNeill and horses, cattle, prices, potatoes, mussel mud, tractors, peddlers, and various other topics.

This interview is with Gwen Edwards of Kington, Herefordshire, England. The interview begins with a discussion of Gwen's sister Megan and how she was spoiled by their father. Gwen then tells of her father's homemade cider and the harvest. She then talks about dolls and games she played in her childhood. Gwen then goes on in length telling about Christmas and holidays. There is brief mention of cars and horses, before she continues on telling about Christmas and presents. Gwen then talks about Silver John and bone setters in the area. The interview concludes with stories about her father.

This is an interview with Charles William "Charlie" and Rose (nee O'Keefe) Deighan of Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview the Deighans talk about Charlie's work on the railway, Christmas, home remedies, Charlie's father, hockey and baseball, bootlegging, family history, Rose's family and life growing up in Newfoundland, how they met, and the differences between Newfoundland and P.E.I.

This is a lecture by Kay Diviney titled "From Fireside to Fireside: Irish Folktales and the Irish Literary Revival", where Kay discusses folktales and folk culture, Gaelic, oral circumstances influence in Irish storytelling, and describes in detail the seven characters or traditional folktale.

This is an interview with Robert M. Corbett of South Granville and Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Robert talks about school, growing up in South Granville, his family, chores, the family farm, cattle, snow, Breadalbane, doctors, and electricity.

This interview is with Ralph Cooke of Cape Wolfe, P.E.I. He begins by talking about fishing at Cape Wolfe, Riley's lobster cannery, lobster fishing, and his beginnings as a fisherman at age 11. He then goes on to talk about changes in cod fishing over the years, the Cooke family name, Christmas, life growing up, his grandparents, and home remedies. Ralph then tells some stories about angry animals, tells about his first job at age 8, potato farming, the Great Depression, and his mother's good cooking. He then goes on to tell about farm animals, bootlegging and prohibition, a hurricane in 1959, big lobsters, and Howard's Cove. He talks about the Riley's, his uncle Fraser, the ice storm of 1956, foxes, and electricity. There is also mention of Irish moss, tuna, tractors, schooners, and blueberries.

This is an interview with Hugh MacLeod. In this interview Hugh talks about Elmer McInnis, growing up in British Columbia, traveling to England, family, snowstorms, cattle, traveling on the ice, farming, mussel mud, grain, potato farming, meat peddlers, apples, horses, livestock, home remedies, radio, working for Hall and Stavert's, and various other topics.