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Iomaraibh Eutrom Hò Hò

Date October 1953
Track ID 26557
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1953.235.A9

Original Tape ID

SA1953.235

Summary

The refrain suggests that this song was originally a rowing song, but it was used in Kilmuir as a waulking song. It begins "The dairymaid went to the beach/To do something others would not do/to gather shellfish at high tide".

Item Notes

7 lines sung. There is a 3-line chorus at the beginning and after each line.

See:
'Tocher' 1 (The School of Scottish Studies) p. 5

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Language

English, Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair