'Ille Dhuinn Bhòidhich
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1954
Track ID
44366
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CannaWirek.1954.3
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this waulking song a woman states that she misses her lover. She carries a letter from him in her pocket. In the final couplets, a man tells how he and the other soldiers were to march to a particular street.
Item Notes
Six couplets sung plus 3-line choruses.
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 3 (J. L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1981) p. 172
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 49
J. L. Campbell notes that the song may well refer to the expedition to Holland in 1799, in which the Gordon Highlanders (the 92nd Regiment) took part.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - South Uist
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good