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Òran na Beist-duibhe

Date November 1965
Track ID 43264
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1965.137.B6

Original Tape ID

SA1965.137

Summary

A song about the otter.

This song speaks about the otter ('biast-dhubh' in Uist), telling of how it goes down to the bottom of the sea and then comes back up again.

Item Notes

2 verses sung. Highly unusual song in both structure and subject matter.

Recording Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Ardchattan and Muckairn

Village/Place - Connel

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good