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Tog Orm mo Phìob

Date 1974
Track ID 54792
Part 1

Track Information

Original Tape ID

MOD 1974 GR00028 Reel2

Summary

Lament for Rory Mor. It is a pibroch song, in which the piper asks to be handed his pipes, for he is in grief and pain for Rory Mor. He says that neither harp nor pipes will lift his heart, for the man of his heart is dead.

Item Notes

Also known as 'Cumha Ruairidh Mhòir’ – Rory Mor’s Lament. Recorded at the National Mod in Dundee in 1974.

Item Subject/Person

Ruairidh Mòr

Recording Location

County - Angus

Parish - Dundee

Village/Place - Dundee

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good