'S a Mhic Ailein Na Bi 'n Eud rium
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
July 1956
Track ID
22412
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1956.158.1
Original Tape ID
Summary
This waulking song tells how the composer's land is without a chief, and it names some of the clans who would be supportive.
Item Notes
13 lines sung plus 3-line choruses.
See:
'Tocher' 27 (The School of Scottish Studies) p. 154
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (M. F. Shaw) Song 102
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig) p. 94
'The MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry' (Revs. A. & A.
MacDonald) p. 242
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good