Coisich a Rùin
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
c. July 1964
Track ID
87576
Part 1
Part 2
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1964.49.A3; SA1964.49.A5
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. Death, love and jealousy are themes in the lines which follow.
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