Fòrladh Alasdair Bhàin
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1965.157.B1
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this song Alasdair Bàn has been given leave from the army. A funny description is given of his journey back to his mother in South Uist. He has to go to Stornoway first, where he is asked to play the pipes.
The contributor explains that the song was written by Donald MacIntyre (Dòmhnall Ruadh Phàislig) about Alasdair Bàn MacLellan, who he describes as a very resilient little man.
Item Notes
9 quatrains sung. This song was written by Donald MacIntyre (Dòmhnall Ruadh Phàislig) from South Uist and was not published in the collection of his poetry. Alasdair Boyd, Donald MacIntyre and Alasdair MacLellan were all in the Camerons together and all three were pipers.
Item Subject/Person
MacLellan, Alasdair
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good