Cumha Eachainn Ruaidh nan Cath
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Unknown Person
Date
03 August 1950
Track ID
25922
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0099.429
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is the ceòl mòr 'Cumha Eachainn Ruaidh nan Cath' [Lament for Red Hector of the Battles] played on the Highland bagpipe.
Item Notes
Recorded by the Barra Folklore Committee. This piece was said to have been composed circa 1651 by Patrick Mòr MacCrimmon.
See:
'The Piobaireachd Society' book 4, p. 111
'The Kilberry Book of Ceòl Mòr' (Archibald Campbell) no. 39
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Island - Barra
Parish - Barra
Village/Place - Castlebay
Language
English, Gaelic, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good