Port an Dannsa Eigich
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0020.100
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is the Gaelic vocal dance tune sung for the 'Eigg War Dance'.
Item Notes
The 'Eigg War Dance' associated with this vocal dance tune seems to have been performed by men, who formed themslves into a group like a scrum, and moved round in a circle. It was sometimes performed at weddings. The chorus and the verses at the beginning of the song as sung here, are fairly similar to those of the vocal dance tune known as Sabhal Iain 'ic Ùisdein.
The sections and choruses have been sung as follows:
Chorus/Section 1/Chorus/Section 2/Chorus/Sections 3,4,5,6/Chorus/Section 7/Chorus.
Recording Location
County - Dunbartonshire
Parish - Old Kilpatrick
Village/Place - Clydebank
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Small Isles
Island - Eigg
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good