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A short example of a song for working with sowens.

A mouth music song about an old woman, Cailleach Uilleim Mhòir, and her dairy products. She sang a rhyme which Fionn used to recite.

A fragment of a dance tune.

First section of a vocal dance tune in the form of a reel.

Quern song. A bannock will be baked if the grain is ground. Only three lines of the song are sung in this fragment.

The bard tells of his hopes for young Ronald (MacDonald). He also praises John of Moidart.

The informant tells that this is a song about Clan Ranald. It is a song in praise of young Ronald (MacDonald).

At the beginning of this waulking song, a woman tells of her sadness, as she cannot see her lover. The other lines sung here are composed by a man. In these, he praises the beauty of a woman he loves.

This waulking song has a number of unrelated sections. It begins with a section about little Murdo, a contentious fellow. A passage follows in which there are references to a well of wine from whic...

In this waulking song a woman states that she misses her lover. She carries a letter from him in her pocket. In the final couplets, a man tells how he and the other soldiers were to march to a part...