Identifier Number NS002445
Title Cumha Tìr a' Ghuail
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus O gur misde, hé gur misde
First Line Verse ’S mór am milleadh air an Éipheit
Classifications Homeland , Lament
Subjects coal mine , out-migration
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Angus
Composer Last Name MacFarlane
Composer Patronymic Angus Bàn
Composer Dates pre 1931
Composer Gender Male
Community
County Inverness
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer John Angus Beaton
Singer Location Judique , Boston
Date Recorded 1976
Collector Peter Jack MacLean
Collection Title Beaton Institute Sound and Moving Image Collection
Collection Location Beaton Institute
Collection Number T-462 , Side 1 , 00:24:42
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Online Access https://beatoninstitute.com/t-462
Notes 1 Beaton Institute description: Gaelic Songs with John A. Beaton
Notes 2 "Cumha" Music: Cape Breton's Diversity in Unity, http://beatoninstitutemusic.ca/gaelic/cumha/
Notes 3 Highland Settler, p. 130
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