Biodag Dhòmhnaill 'ic Alasdair
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
March 1965
Track ID
44686
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1965.157.A7
Original Tape ID
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
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good