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Gura Mise Th' Air Mo Chuaradh

Date 1955
Track ID 43872
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CannaWirek.1955.2

Original Tape ID

CannaTape.0010

Summary

This is a waulking song. The lines sung here can be found as part of the answer given by the page of the master of Roag, when he swears he will be faithful to the girl he loves until he is dead.

Item Notes

Nine couplets plus choruses sung.

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 1 (John L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1969) p. 84
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 84

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Barra

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good