Moladh Mòraig
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
May 1954
Track ID
19029
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1954.53.B3
Original Tape ID
Summary
This song is composed in the style of a pibroch with ground and variations. In it the bard wishes he had been in the woods when Morag was there. The poem contains details of Morag's beauty.
Item Notes
3 verses sung (Ùrlar, Siubhal, Ùrlar). The song was composed by Alexander MacDonald (Alastair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair) c. 1700 - c. 1770.
See:
'Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair: Selected Poems' (D. Thomson ed.) p. 56
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good