Seanchas air pìobaire à sgìre Ùig agus cuid a dh'fhacail a'...
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1965.131.A4-A7
Original Tape ID
Summary
Tradition relating to a piper from Uig and words connected to music.
There was a man from Kneep in Uig called Iain Gobha. He was a very good piper. He kept on piping even after the pipes were banned by the minister, Alexander MacLeod. Iain would take the pipes to a cave away from the village in order to play them. He wrote poems as well. The contributor gives some words relating to music as they were used in Uig.
Item Notes
Rev. Alexander MacLeod was minister at Uig from 1824-1843.
Item Subject/Person
Iain Gobha; MacLeod, Rev. Alexander
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Item Location
County - Ross and Cromarty
Parish - Uig
Island - Lewis
Village/Place - Uig
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good