Siuthadaibh, siuthadaibh a mhnathan
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1953
Track ID
5788
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.44.A8
Original Tape ID
Summary
This waulking song says: "Four of us are here, one more than three. We would really need eight and one at the helm. We would go to Lewis, and we would call on Ruairidh mac Iain in Dunvegan."
Item Notes
25 lines sung. This song is traditionally ascribed to Mary MacLeod (Màiri nighean Alasdair Ruaidh). It incites the women to waulk the cloth with vigour. However, it has been suggested that in its original form, the song could have been linked with rowing.
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 1 (Campbell/Collinson) p. 94
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig) p. 37
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good