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Faigh A-nuas Dhuinn am Botal

Date 31 January 1948
Track ID 62591
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CW1002

Original Tape ID

CW1002

Summary

In this song, a man is being praised for his ancestry amongst other things. In the refrain, a bottle is to be taken down and drink shared out. Glen Garry is also mentioned.

Item Notes

Composed by Ailean Dall MacDhùghaill, born circa 1750.

See:
'Sàr Obair nam Bàrd Gaelach' (MacKenzie, 1907 ed.) p. 326
'Scottish Tradition' 13: Calum & Annie Johnston - Songs, Stories & Piping From Barra (The School of Scottish Studies) (audio series)

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Wire

Audio Quality

Fair