Ailein Duinn ò hì Shiùbhlainn Leat
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1954
Track ID
89195
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CannaTape.0088
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this lament, often used as a waulking song, the composer tells of her grief as a result of the drowning of the man she was to marry.
Item Notes
The song is said to have been composed by Annie Campbell of Scalpay. Allan Morrison, the man she loved, drowned in 1786.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Barra
Village/Place - Castlebay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good