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William
McCulloch was of Highland descent, but lived in Paisley all his life. At one
time he wanted to be a lawyer, but instead he worked in the local Parish
Council, collecting rates. In his spare time he was interested in
amateur dramatics and opera, appearing in a number of comic roles (he was
principal comedian with the Glasgow Orpheus Club).
After leaving the Parish Council, McCulloch became a professional entertainer, and for twenty five years he travelled throughout Scotland and beyond, reciting his monologues to hugely appreciative audiences. The monologues were also popular when released on 78rpm records. Some of these are listed below, while the words of two of his most popular performances, The Deputation to the Minister and Mrs Montgomerie's Wee Shop are on this site.
I
don't know of any commercially available recordings of McCulloch material,
but I have compiled a CD from my own collection,
consisting of 11 monologues, many of them written by Willie McCulloch
himself.
| I'm sorry, but due to a number of unfortunate events and accidents, I am unable to produce these CDs at the moment. I apologise to all who have been disappointed by this; I will contact you when my system is up and running again. |
Tracks on CD Volume 1: A Clachanstoorie Story; When Agnes Got Married; Agnes Has a "Surprise" Party; The Presentation of Prizes; The Bluebell Chasers F.C. Annual Meeting; At the Pantomime; The Chairman's Remarks; Old Soldiers Never Lie; The Deputation to the Minister; The Provost; Grandfather Tells the Children About David and Goliath
A second CD is planned, and will include Pittin' In the Cries; The Family Album; Why the Town Went Dry; At the Hospital, and more.
William McCulloch Material
This list of McCulloch's monologues is compiled from my own collection of 78s, as well as two 1970s LPs. I would be very interested to hear of any other material relating to William McCulloch (email me). A more detailed discography including dates, labels, catalogue numbers and matrix numbers can be found here.
| KEY | |
| Code | Description |
| 78 | 78rpm records in my collection |
| vSCO | LP, Oor Willie Scotia records 1973, from original 78 matrixes recorded in 1947 |
| vKM | LP, Willie McCulloch, A Tribute by Kenneth McKellar Decca 1972. McKellar recites McCulloch monologues. |
| Title | Code |
| All For Music - Why? A little talk by William McCulloch |
78 |
| The Bluebell Chasers F.C. Annual Meeting parts 1 & 2 (William McCulloch) |
78 |
| A Clachanstoorie Story parts 1 & 2 (T P Maley) |
78 |
| Through the Flood parts 1 & 2 (from the story "Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush" by Ian Maclaren) |
78 |
| At the Pantomime parts 1 & 2 (adapted by W McCulloch from a story by F Anstey) |
78 |
| Pittin' In the Cries parts 1 & 2 |
78 |
| The Family Album parts 1 & 2 (Wm. McCulloch) |
78 |
| Mrs Montgomerie's Wee Shop parts 1 & 2 (Wm. McCulloch) |
78 vKM |
| The Young Laird's Toast of Robert Burns (Author unknown) |
78 |
| Peter At the Pictures (J J Bell) |
78 vKM |
| Grandfather Tells the Children About
David and Goliath parts 1 & 2 (W Grant Stevenson) |
78 vKM |
| The Presentation of Prizes parts 1 & 2 (R J Maclennan) |
78 |
| When Agnes Got Married parts 1 & 2 (Wm McCulloch) |
78 vSCO vKM |
| Old Soldiers Never Lie parts 1 & 2 (Stoddart) |
78 |
| Agnes Has a "Surprise" Party parts 1 & 2 (William McCulloch) |
78 vKM |
| The
Deputation to the Minister parts 1 & 2 (Ford) |
78 vKM |
| The Chairman's Remarks parts 1 & 2 (William McCulloch) |
78 vKM |
| Why the Town Went Dry parts 1 & 2 (James T Stoddart) |
78 |
| Follow, Follow (Rangers Winning the Cup, 1928) (Wm. McCulloch) |
78 vSCO |
| The Provost (Wm. McCulloch) |
vSCO |
| The Singing Lesson (Wm. McCulloch) |
vSCO |
| The Family Album (Wm. McCulloch) |
vSCO |
| At the Hospital (Wm. McCulloch) |
vSCO |
| Passers By (Wm. McCulloch) |
vKM |
| Nothing But Changes (Wm. McCulloch) |
vKM |