Identifier Number |
NS002011 |
Title |
Och nan och, an sgeul duilich |
Alternative Title |
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Air |
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First Line Chorus |
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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 |
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Composer Patronymic |
Alasdair [ic Chlachair?] |
Composer Dates |
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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 |
Publication Title |
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Editor |
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Publisher |
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Publication Date |
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Page Number |
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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 |
Notes 4 |
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