Thug Iad Cluaidh air a' Bhàta Luath Seo
Contributors
Date
August 1963
Track ID
84072
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1963.041.B9
Original Tape ID
Summary
A song in praise of a boat named Clydesdale. The poet wishes her success as she sails the seas and a long life to those who sail in her. When steaming past Gigha, she made a course through the Sound of Jura as she headed for Oban. He praises the crew, the most renowned in Scotland.
Item Notes
Composed by Lachlan Livingstone (Lachann Dubh a' Chrògain) for a new steamboat named 'The Clydesdale', which had been built in 1862. Additional text in 'Lachann Dubh a' Chrògain', edited by Maighread Dhòmhnallach Lobban (pp. 34-36).
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good