'S Àlainn an t-Àite
Track Information
Original Track ID
CDC.1.1
Original Tape ID
Summary
The composer of this song praises the place in which he is going to be living. He says that he will farm with the plough and make bread there. He then says that he will have a dram and a frolic at Christmas time. The song praises the place's beauty and mentions the salmon in the river.
Item Notes
This recording is a copy of the original which was recorded on wax cylinder using a clockwork Ediphone recorder.
Eight quatrains sung. Written by Michael MacDonald, a Scottish emigrant who left Prince Edward Island for Judique, Cape Breton, in the late 19th century.
Non Scottish Recording Location
Canada, Nova Scotia, Antigonish County, Upper South River
Non Scottish Item Location
Canada, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island
Non Scottish Item Location
Canada, Alba Nuadh, Eilean Cheap Bhreatainn
Non Scottish Recording Location
Canada, Alba Nuadh, Antigonis, Upper South River
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Disc
Audio Quality
Fair