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Biodag Dhòmhnaill 'ic Alasdair

Fieldworkers
Date March 1965
Track ID 44686
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1965.157.A7

Original Tape ID

SA1965.157

Summary

This piece of mouth music describes the dirk which belonged to a man called Dòmhnall mac Alasdair [Donald, son of Alasdair]. The song plays upon the words 'èileadh beag is sporan donn' [a kilt and brown purse]. The second section speaks of ascending the peaks and descending the braes.

Item Notes

4 quatrains sung. This piece of mouth music is based on the 6-parted pipe reel 'MacAlister's Dirk'.

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good