Rinn Mi Mocheirigh gu Èirigh
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
c. 1958
Track ID
47084
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CannaOT.5
Original Tape ID
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
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good