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A' Choille Ghruamach

Date 1985
Track ID 91532
Part 1

Track Information

Original Tape ID

MOD 1985 GR00302 Reel 3

Summary

An emigrant's song, telling those at home about the gloomy forests of the new world and how the emigration agents were deceiving them about life in Canada. He is lonely and very sad about his circumstances; he complains about the harsh winters and that he is unable to converse in his own language.

Item Notes

Recorded at the Royal National Mòd. Composed by John MacLean [Iain mac Ailein, Bàrd Thighearna Chola] (1787-1848), Isle of Tiree.

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Kilmallie

Village/Place - Fort William

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good