Coisich a' Rùin
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
01 December 1953
Track ID
79704
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.264.A7
Original Tape ID
Summary
In the first section of this waulking song, the composer asks for greetings to be sent to her lover John Campbell in Harris. The following section praises the MacNeils of Barra. Love and jealousy are themes in the lines which follow. The final section refers to the death of the composer's lover.
Item Notes
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' Vol. 2 (J. L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1977) p. 144
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 36
'One Hundred and Five Songs of Occupation from the Western Isles of Scotland' (F. Tolmie ed., 1911) p. 211
'Songs Remembered in Exile' (John L. Campbell ed., 1990) p. 92
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good