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This waulking song has several sections. In the first, a woman sends her wishes to her beloved John Campbell in Harris. He is a hunter of geese, seals and swans. The section which follows refers to...

This waulking song has several sections. In the first, a woman sends her wishes to her beloved John Campbell in Harris. In the section which follows, a woman describes her grief that she will not b...

This song praises Mòrag [a code name for Prince Charles Edward Stuart] and tells of how she has many lovers throughout the country. The bard says that Clanranald will rise with her and mentions som...

The girl in this song sends a blessing to a man called Iain Campbell, praising him for his abilities as a hunter. She speaks of the Clan MacNeil and its boat being sailed, sending a blessing to the...

This is a song in which the bard is praising his home area. When spring comes, the land will be productive and he will not be in want. There is a fragrant aroma from the sugar houses. Salmon can be...

A homeland song in which the bard is praising his home area. He makes reference to cattle in the town, men doing a milling frolic with a dram in hand, and salmon in the rivers. He also mentions how...

This waulking song lampoons a lame old woman in a very comical manner, telling of how she is, amongst other things, deceitful.

The composer of this song praises the place in which he is going to be living. He says that he will farm with the plough and make bread there. He then says that he will have a dram and a frolic at ...