Identifier Number NS002011
Title Och nan och, an sgeul duilich
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First Line Chorus
First Line Verse Och nan och, an sgeul duilich
Classifications Lament
Subjects boat , Washabuck , drowning , sailing , men
Structure Eight line verse
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Alasdair
Composer Last Name
Composer Patronymic Alasdair [ic Chlachair?]
Composer Dates
Composer Gender Male
Community Washabuck
County Victoria
Era Of Poetry 1860
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Hugh Francis MacKenzie
Singer Location Rear Christmas Island
Date Recorded 1969
Collector Hugh F. MacKenzie
Collection Title Beaton Institute Sound and Moving Image Collection
Collection Location Beaton Institute
Collection Number T-120 , Side 1 , 00:25:28
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Online Access https://beatoninstitute.com/t-120
Notes 1 Back story to song begins at 00:19:51 of the same track.
Notes 2 A song about the schooner named Alexander that was lost in 1859. It left Baddeck Christmas day 1859. There were three brothers none of which were a qualified ship builder. Last seen in Bras d' Òr, bound for Newfoundland. Three MacLean brothers on board and Hector MacLean as captain. The song was composed by a brother.
Notes 3 Beaton Institute description: Early Days in Washabuck
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