Tobar an Dualchais - Kist O Riches

Title - Laoidh an Amadain Mhòir
Contributors - Rev. William Matheson
Reporters - Thorkild Knudsen

Summary - These lines come from the ballad called 'The Lay of the Great Fool'. They are sung here in order to demonstrate the tune.

Track Duration (h:m:s) - 00:00:46
Date Recorded - 1963.11
Language - English, Gaelic
Genre - Song, Information
Collection - School of Scottish Studies

Track ID - 32679
Original Tape ID - SA1963.097
Original Track ID - SA1963.97.B5
Audio Quality - Good
Audio Format - R2R



Recording Location:
  County - Midlothian
  Parish - Edinburgh
  Village - Edinburgh

Item Notes - Recorded in the School of Scottish Studies. 2 quatrains sung.
Cf. 'Patrick MacDonald Collection' no. 118
See also:
Story and text in 'Leabhar na Fèinne' p. 203

Permanent Link - http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/fullrecord/32679/1


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