Banais Chiostal Odhair
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
May 1954
Track ID
18901
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1954.53.A9
Original Tape ID
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 - Snizort
Island - Skye
Village/Place - Keistle
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good