Ach 'Illean Biomaid Sunndach
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
22 March 1951
Track ID
34898
Part 1
Part 2
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0160C.817
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is an emigrant song. The chorus states that those on board the ship have left as they could not scrape a living. There was a storm as the boat sailed past Greenock and Catriona felt homesick. The song tells those on board to be cheerful.
Item Notes
8 verses and choruses sung. The contributor forgets the next verse and is prompted at a few points. A fragment of a verse is lost where there is a break in the tape.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Small Isles
Island - Canna
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good