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U Bhi a Bhi/Mac a' Phì/Cearcall a' Chuain

Date 1989
Track ID 93191
Part 1

Track Information

Original Tape ID

MOD 1989 HGW941063S759

Summary

A performance from the choir who won the Lovat and Tullibardine Shield [the premier choral competition at the National Mòd]. The choir begins with some mouth music. The first song is a strathspey and the subject is the wedding of the doctor's daughter, Mairi. The second song is a reel. A man named MacPhee is the subject of this light-hearted song and it is said that he will steal the goats which are tethered on the moor. In the following song, the poet compares the journey through life to a voyage on the sea.

Item Notes

Recorded at the closing concert of the National Mòd. 'Cearcall a' Chuain' was composed by Calum & Rory MacDonald.

Recording Location

County - Ross and Cromarty

Parish - Stornoway

Island - Lewis

Village/Place - Stornoway

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good