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Gaol nam Fear Dubha

Date 1988
Track ID 92443
Part 1

Track Information

Summary

A woman's love song in praise of the dark-haired man she saw at the fair. He is a jewel amongst thousands. She loved to see him in his green kilt.

Item Notes

Part of a programme featuring highlights from the National Mòd. According to one tradition this song was composed when one of the Viewfield MacDonalds fell in love with a member of the MacKinnon family of Kyleakin Farm, whom she saw at a cattle sale in Portree.

Recording Location

County - Lanarkshire

Parish - Glasgow

Village/Place - Glasgow

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - Skye

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good