An Coire Riabhach
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Campbell, Dr John Lorne, 1906-1996 (614)
Unknown Person
Date
05 April 1951
Track ID
34039
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0146A
Original Tape ID
Summary
The beginning of this waulking song says: "I climbed up the Brindled Corrie, but didn't find what I was seeking / The girl who milks the white-backed, dark-grey cattle."
The section which follows is one in which a girl tells that her lover is a nobleman. He wears a kilt, and carries a musket and sword. He hunts the deer, seals and swans.
Item Notes
28 half-lines (14 lines) sung, plus choruses.
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 2 (J. L. Campbell/F. Collinson eds., 1977) p. 172
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Barra
Village/Place - Castlebay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good