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Mhaighdeannan a' Choire Dhuibh/Dà Thàbh air an Fhairidh

Fieldworkers
Date June 1957
Track ID 110068
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1957.67.5; SA1957.67.6

Original Tape ID

SA1957.067

Summary

This is a vocal dance tune in strathspey style. In it, the composer expresses a wish to be near the 'maidens of the Black Corrie'. The 'maidens' are a reference to an illicit still.

Item Notes

See:
'Fonn - the Campbells of Greepe: Music and a Sense of Place in a Gaelic Family Song Tradition' (The Campbell Family, 2013) pp. 266-267

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - Skye

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good