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Latha Dhomh Bhith am Beinn a' Cheathaich

Date 1955
Track ID 43837
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CannaWirek.1955.2

Original Tape ID

CannaTape.0009

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

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair