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Rinn Mi Mocheirigh gu Èirigh

Date c. 1958
Track ID 47084
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CannaOT.5

Original Tape ID

CannaTape.0037

Summary

This is a waulking song with several sections. The earlier lines have a love theme. The following section names the court which the composer would follow. This is followed by a reference to a cattle raid. The composer then states that the country is without a chief and depends on a boy.

Item Notes

See:
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 94
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 1 (John L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1969) p. 66
'Tocher' 27 (The School of Scottish Studies) p. 154

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - South Uist

Island - South Uist

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good