'S Mise a Chunnaic An-diugh an t-Iongnadh Hò hi dhiù a ho hì hò
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
08 August 1959
Track ID
106620
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1959.68.A5
Original Tape ID
Summary
A waulking song with several sections, separated by chorus repeats. The first tells of seeing a brown-haired woman/mermaid sitting on a rock. She was a good swimmer.
The second section tells of a group of men sailing from Uist to Duart Castle in Mull.
In the third section, a woman addresses her lover, and asks him not to believe rumours about her.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Vatersay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair