A Phiùthrag 's a Phiuthar
Contributors
Date
1952
Track ID
85390
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1952.38.A3
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this song a woman trapped in a fairy hill is making an appeal to her sister, and speaking of the place in which she is imprisoned.
Item Notes
Recorded in the Phonetics Department at Edinburgh University. Text transcribed in the School of Scottish Studies.
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 2 (J. L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1977) p. 136
'Òrain-luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 4
'Carmina Gadelica' V p. 52
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good