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Caidil M' Ulaidh

Date 1987
Track ID 92223
Part 1

Track Information

Original Tape ID

MOD 1987 GR00307 Reel 3

Summary

A lullaby. The mother urges her child to sleep. She hopes that her sailor will return to her safely. He will bring jewels from around the world.

Item Notes

Recorded at the Royal National Mòd. Composed by James Thomson (Seumas Dhòmhnaill Tamsoin) from the Isle of Lewis. He was the first crowned bard of An Comunn Gàidhealach (in 1923) and a co-editor of the first edition of 'Eilean Fraoich'.

Recording Location

County - Stirlingshire

Parish - Stirling

Village/Place - Stirling

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good