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A' Choille Ghruamach

Date 1988
Track ID 92452
Part 1

Track Information

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

Part of a programme featuring highlights from the National Mòd. Composed by John MacLean [Iain mac Ailein, Bàrd Thighearna Chola] (1787-1848), Isle of Tiree.

Recording Location

County - Lanarkshire

Parish - Glasgow

Village/Place - Glasgow

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good