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Thàinig an Gille Dubh

Date November 1965
Track ID 43395
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1965.138.A13

Original Tape ID

SA1965.138

Summary

A woman's love song. A girl sings of the dark haired lad who came to the village the previous night. She says her step is heavy since she was forsaken by her sweetheart.


Item Notes

5 verses with chorus.
The song was composed by Eliza Ross, who became Lady D'Oyly after marrying Sir Charles D'Oyly in India. She was orphaned at a young age and raised by MacLeod of Raasay, who sent her to Edinburgh to study music. She took a great interest in Ceòl Mòr (the classical music of the bagpipe), and later transcribed many pieces of Ceòl Mòr as she heard them being played by the family piper, John MacKay, who was father of the piper Angus MacKay.

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