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Coisich a Rùin, hu ill oro

Fieldworkers
Date 05 August 1959
Track ID 106707
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1959.71.B5

Original Tape ID

SA1959.071

Summary

This is a long text, with many sections, of a well-known waulking song, with the soloists taking it in turn to sing sections. There are a number of themes, including:

1. A woman asking to be remembered to John Campbell in Harris.
2. A woman describing what she would do to a rival in love.
3. Praise of the Clan MacNeil and their galleys.
4. A section with a love theme.
5. A section about the death and burial of a person loved by the composer.

Item Notes

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 2 (John L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1977) p. 144
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 36
'One Hundred and Five Songs of Occupation from the Western Isles of Scotland' (F. Tolmie ed., 1911) p. 211
'Songs Remembered in Exile' (John L. Campbell ed., 1990) p. 92

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Vatersay

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good