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'S Mise a Chunnaic An-diugh an t-Iongnadh Hò hi dhiù a ho hì hò

Fieldworkers
Date 08 August 1959
Track ID 106620
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1959.68.A5

Original Tape ID

SA1959.068

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

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair