Chaidh a' Bhanarach dhan Tràigh
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
May 1954
Track ID
30685
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1954.32.B4
Original Tape ID
Summary
The chorus of this song suggests that it was originally a rowing song, though in Kilmuir it was sung as a waulking song. It begins: "The milkmaid went to the beach / To do something the others would not do / To gather shellfish at high tide."
Item Notes
Recorded at a public cèilidh in Edinburgh. 6 lines sung. 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
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair