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An Àm Bhith a' Fàgail Ghlaschu

Date January 1956
Track ID 94346
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1956.09.4

Original Tape ID

SA1956.009

Summary

A sailor sings of his homesickness for Uist, which he has had to leave in order to get work. He is sailing from Glasgow to Buenos Aires along with others from Uist, and the Gaelic language is heard regularly on board. He would prefer to have remained as a shepherd on Uist than be sailing the high seas and hopes, if he survives the voyage, to go back to his home island.

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good