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Rinn Mi Mocheirigh gu Èirigh

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1976.195.B3

Original Tape ID

SA1976.195

Summary

This is a waulking song with several sections. The opening section is a description of a cattle raid. In the central section, the composer states that the country is without a chief. The final section contains references to several clan chiefs.

The contributor names other songs which her mother sang, and sings a fragment of one.

Item Notes

The contributor heard this song from her mother, who sang waulking songs when milking. References to several clan chiefs may help to date a section of the song to the 16th century.

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

Language

Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good