Tobar an Dualchais - Kist O Riches

Title - Caraid is Nàmhaid an Uisge-bheatha
Contributors - Duncan MacDonald
Reporters - Dr John Lorne Campbell

Summary - This song is in the form of a conversation between a friend and a foe of whisky. The friend argues that whisky makes people lively and brave. The foe argues that it causes poverty and makes people become intoxicated idiots.

Track Duration (h:m:s) - 00:09:40
Date Recorded - 1950.07.13
Language - Gaelic
Genre - Song
Collection - National Trust for Scotland

Track ID - 48634
Original Tape ID - CW0086
Original Track ID - CW0086.335
Audio Quality - Good
Audio Format - Wire



Recording Location:
  County - Inverness-shire
  Parish - Small Isles
  Island - Canna

Item Notes - 14 (16-line) verses sung. Composed by John MacCodrum (1693-1779).
See:
'The Songs of John MacCodrum' (William Matheson ed., 1938) p. 28
'Sàr Obair nam Bàrd Gaelach' (J. MacKenzie ed.) p. 159 (1907 edition)

Permanent Link - http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/fullrecord/48634/1


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