The Strange Wild Cry of Homeless Things
Fieldworkers
Date
05 December 1960
Track ID
86391
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.247.A14
Original Tape ID
Summary
Jean Redpath lilts a melody of her own composition. Followed by a description of the imagery that the music evokes for Isabelle Redpath.
Item Notes
Jean Redpath's own composition. Performed twice, first unaccompanied, then again with guitar.
The title is taken from a line in the poem 'Twilight' by Irish poet Margaret Ryan ('Alice Esmonde') in her 'Songs of Remembrance' (1889).
Recording Location
County - Fife
Parish - Scoonie
Village/Place - Leven
Language
English, Gaelic, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good