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A' Bhanais a bha an Ciostal Odhar

Date June 1960
Track ID 57526
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1960.97.B7

Original Tape ID

SA1960.097

Summary

This humorous and satirical song tells of a riotous wedding in Ciostal in Skye.

Item Notes

3 verses and choruses sung. Composed by Archibald MacDonald (Gille na Ciotaig). He was born c.1750 and died c.1815.

See:
'The Uist Collection - Poems and songs of John MacCodrum, Archibald MacDonald, and some of the minor Uist bards' (ed. MacDonald) p. 161
'Sàr Obair nam Bàrd Gaelach' p. 181 (1907 edition)

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Vatersay

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Portree

Island - Skye

Village/Place - Ciostal

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good