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Dark Lochnagar

Date 21 October 1987
Track ID 86815
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1987.86.A5

Original Tape ID

SA1987.086

Summary

An instrumental rendition of Lord Byron's popular homeland song 'Dark Lochnagar' played on the fiddle.

Preceded by mention of Tom Murray, an accordionist who plays together with Sam Smith at dances.

Item Notes

'Dark Lochnagar' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824); melody attributed to Sir Henry Bishop (1786-1855). Lochnagar is not a body of water, but a mountain in Aberdeenshire.

Item Subject/Person

Murray, Tom

Language

English, Gaelic, Scots

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R2436 GD508

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good