Rinn Mi Mocheirigh gu Èirigh
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1976.195.B3
Original Tape ID
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
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good