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Banais Chiostal Odhair

Fieldworkers
Date May 1954
Track ID 18901
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1954.53.A9

Original Tape ID

SA1954.053

Summary

This witty song describes a wedding in Ciostal (Skye) and the fighting which took place there.

Item Notes

4 quatrains plus choruses sung. The song was composed by Archibald MacDonald (Gille na Ciotaig) c.1750 - c.1815

See:
'The Uist Collection - The poems and songs of John MacCodrum, Archibald MacDonald, and some of the minor Uist bards' (Rev. A. MacDonald ed.) p. 161
'Sàr obair nam bàrd Gaelach' (MacKenzie) p. 181

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Portree

Island - Skye

Village/Place - Ciostal

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good