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A lament and cradle song. A man mourns the death of his young wife and is desolate without her. His clothes are shabby. No one cares for the cattle.

The composer of this waulking song is sad. She saw the man she loves going past on his grey horse, but he paid no attention to her. The second section has Jacobite references and the composer hope...

In this waulking song, sometimes also used for spinning, a woman tells of being abandoned.

In this waulking song the composer complains that there is a deep ocean between her and Iain. She wishes it would ebb before daybreak so that she could go to see her secret lover.

The composer of this waulking song describes spending the night waiting for certain brothers, whose bravery is praised. They have been successful in battle in Germany.

This is a vocal dance tune about driving goats from the crags. It can be played as a reel.

In this waulking song, the composer tells of her sadness. She asks about Ronald and Allan. She then goes on to speak of young Iain who is a skilled mariner.

This waulking song praises the Clan MacNeil and their speedy galley. The composer praises the carpenter who built the ship. Her lover is on board.

This is a waulking song. The lines sung praise Clanranald and can be found in a long waulking song, in the form of a flyting, in which a bardess of MacLeod of Harris and a bardess of Clanranald pra...

The chorus of this waulking song is addressed to a dark-haired young man. We learn later that his name is Donald. The composer of the song states that she lay awake thinking of him and how he aband...