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An Spaidsearachd Bharrach

Date April 1963
Track ID 90019
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1963.13.A3

Original Tape ID

SA1963.013

Summary

This is a waulking song. The lines which are sung here are part of a flyting traditionally said to have been between a bardess from South Uist and another from Barra. The bardesses speak in turn, each praising her own island and chief and mocking those of her rival.

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Item Notes

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 2 (John L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1977) p. 124
'The MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry' (Revs A. & A. MacDonald eds., 1911) p. 230
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 1

There is an Art song version in the Kennedy-Fraser collection vol. 1, p. 4 under the title 'The Ballad of MacNeil of Barra'.

Language

Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good