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This port-a-beul in jig time tells of a very big head with uncombed hair.

This vocal dance tune in strathspey style says "The Greenock folk are looking for you". It goes on to name other places.

In this fragment from a waulking song, a woman says that beloved Calum is her sweetheart. He did not lie in her bed the previous night, and will not do so tonight if the walls will keep him out.

This port-à-beul is addressed to little Neil. Not every woman would get a kiss from him. The composer asks if he will take the rich woman this year.

This is a vocal dance tune in strathspey style. The first section tells of spoiled kale. In the second section the composer tells of being without a lover, unless she takes an old one.

The composer drinks the health of the girl who gave him a dram. The placenames in the song are in Ross-shire.

In this homeland song, the composer tells of places he likes or dislikes. He does not like foggy Glasgow, or peatless Barra. He will get a wife in his own island.

This is an emigrant song. The chorus states that those on board the ship have left as they could not scrape a living. There was a storm as the boat sailed past Greenock and Catrìona felt homesick. ...

This song tells of an incident involving a boat. Those on board seem to have been unsure of their course.

In this fragment of a song, the composer is sad about red-haired Iain's journey on the hunter's black horse.