Tha a' Ghaoth an Iar a' Gobachadh
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1975
Track ID
108125
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1975.210.A1
Original Tape ID
Summary
The west wind is rising, but the composer of this song would prefer to have an easterly wind, to bring home safely the boat carrying the laird back to his home in Sleat. A detailed description is given of the celebrations held there.
Item Notes
Cf. 'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (Margaret Fay Shaw ed., 1955) song 3.
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Sleat
Island - Skye
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good