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Ach 'Illean Biomaid Sunndach

Date 22 March 1951
Track ID 34898
Part 1
Part 2

Track Information

Original Track ID

CW0160C.817

Original Tape ID

CW0160C

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

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Wire

Audio Quality

Good