Òran Mòr MhicLeòid
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
August 1952
Track ID
49118
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1952.40.B8 (B16)
Original Tape ID
Summary
This Skye song was composed by the blind harper Roderick Morrison, one of the MacLeod bards in the 17th century. He finds the echo of past mirth and past playing, out on the slopes of the mountains, and has a conversation with the echo about the fate of the House of MacLeod.
Item Subject/Person
Morrison, Roderick
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Language
English, Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good