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Sheòl am Bàta Fairis a-null

Date 21 November 1949
Track ID 20324
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CW0007B.19

Original Tape ID

CW0007B

Summary

This is a waulking song in the form of a love song to the skipper of a boat, which carries a precious cargo of the king's gold and silver. The girl tells how she wishes she could sleep with the man she loves.

Item Notes

10 lines sung plus choruses. Recorded during a cèilidh arranged by Mr Calum Maclean of the Irish Folklore Commission.

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 2 (J. L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1977) p. 84
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig) p. 76

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - South Uist

Island - Benbecula

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Wire

Audio Quality

Good