'S Mise a Chunnaic An-diugh an t-Iongnadh
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
March 1938
Track ID
39122
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CDC.XXII
Original Tape ID
Summary
The main subject of this waulking song is a seal-woman sitting on a rock.
Item Notes
Fifteen half-lines sung. Each has been repeated.
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 1, no. VI
Other versions:
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig) p. 112
'One Hundred and Five Songs of Occupation from the Western Isles of Scotland' (Frances Tolmie) no. 61
'Puirt-à-beul' (K. N. MacDonald) p. 45
'More Songs of the Hebrides' (Kennedy-Fraser) p. vii
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Barra
Village/Place - Castlebay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Disc
Audio Quality
Fair