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Soraidh le Eilean a' Cheò

Date 1958
Track ID 40767
Part 1

Track Information

Original Tape ID

MOD 1954 BGW35300S622 Reel1

Summary

A song expressing the bard's attachment to the Isle of Skye as she heads south to live in Glasgow. In the final verse she returns to the island of her birth where the sound of Gaelic being spoken is a like a personal welcome to her.

Item Notes

Three verses. Sung at the National Mòd in Glasgow in 1958. A song by Màiri Mhòr nan Òran.

Recording Location

County - Lanarkshire

Parish - Glasgow

Village/Place - Glasgow

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - Skye

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good