Tha Mi Sgìth dhen Fhògair Seo
Contributors
Date
1972
Track ID
64981
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1972.007
Original Tape ID
Summary
Fragment of an emigrant song composed by John MacRae of Kintail while a fugitive and prisoner in North Carolina, after the American War of Independence. He looks back with nostalgia and longing at his life in Kintail.
The contributor tells that he was shown a letter which said that the poet had been drawn and quartered.
Item Subject/Person
MacRae, John
Recording Location
County - Ross and Cromarty
Parish - Kintail
Item Location
County - Ross and Cromarty
Parish - Kintail
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good