Hò ro Bhodachain
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
March 1938
Track ID
27065
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CDC.XXXIV
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this humorous song, the composer tells of a demanding old man who comes home and asks for the porridge pail and the big bannock. When he demands crowdie and other items, she tells him she has eaten them herself. She does not wish well to old men like him.
Item Notes
21 lines sung. See the version in 'Tocher' 18 p. 77, from Calum Johnston, Annie's brother.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Barra
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Disc
Audio Quality
Fair