Latha Dhomh Bhith am Beinn a' Cheathaich
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1955
Track ID
43837
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CannaWirek.1955.2
Original Tape ID
Summary
This waulking song praises MacNeil's galley and heroes from the clan. In the second section, a woman describes the kind of man she would prefer when she was a girl.
Item Notes
The song 'Kishmul's Galley' in the Kennedy-Fraser Collection, vol. 1, is based on this waulking song.
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 1 (J. L. Campbell/F. Collinson eds., 1969) p. 150
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Barra
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Barra
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair