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The Up Helly Aa Song

Contributors
Date 26 January 1982
Track ID 95068
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1982.11.A5

Original Tape ID

SA1982.010.011

Summary

At Up Helly Aa, with crowd noises and the sound of wind and burning torches in the background, guisers sing 'The Up Helly Aa Song'.

Item Notes

Words by J. J. Haldane Burgess; music by Thomas Manson.

Recording Location

County - Shetland

Parish - Lerwick

Island - Shetland Mainland

Village/Place - Lerwick

Item Location

County - Shetland

Parish - Lerwick

Island - Shetland Mainland

Village/Place - Lerwick

Language

English

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good