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An Ceapadh Eucorach

Date 1976
Track ID 71944
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1976.264.B1

Original Tape ID

SA1976.264

Summary

Bob Nicol sings the ground and first two variations of the ceòl mòr 'An Ceapadh Eucorach' [The Unjust Incarceration] in canntaireachd form. He then demonstrates how each line should be 'pointed', especially the cadences.

The story of the tune is of a MacKay, unjustly put into the stocks. In the first line he is lamenting his position, in the second he is appealing for help and in the third he thinks of revenge. The contributor illustrates this in canntaireachd. He points out and discusses the importance of cadences in this tune.

Item Notes

See:
'The Kilberry Book of Ceòl Mòr' (Archibald Campbell) no. 58
'The Piobaireachd Society' book 2, p. 42

Recording Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Crathie and Braemar

Village/Place - Balmoral

Language

English, Gaelic, Scots

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good