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A' Choille Ghruamach

Date 1994
Track ID 101775
Part 1

Track Information

Original Tape ID

MOD 1994 94X75901S001 Reel 3

Summary

An emigrant's song, telling those at home about the gloomy forests of the new world and how the emigration agents were deceiving them about life in Canada. He is lonely and very sad about his circumstances. He complains about the harsh winters and that he is unable to converse in his own language.

Item Notes

Recorded at the Royal National Mòd. Composed by John MacLean, Iain mac Ailein, Bàrd Thighearna Chola (1787-1848).

Recording Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Dunoon and Kilmun

Village/Place - Dunoon

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good