Identifier Number NS002538
Title Cumha Cheap Breatainn
Alternative Title Chì Mi Bhuam
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First Line Chorus Chì mi bhuam, fada bhuam
First Line Verse Chì mi Creiginis nan craobh
Classifications Homeland , Lament
Subjects Mabou , Cape Breton
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Alexander
Composer Last Name MacDonald
Composer Patronymic Alasdair Ailein an Rids , Alasdair a' Mhaim
Composer Dates 1823 - 1904
Composer Gender Male
Community Mabou , Upper South River
County Antigonish , Inverness
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Kay MacDonald
Singer Location Boisdale
Date Recorded 1973
Collector Mary Catherine "Kay" MacDonald
Collection Title Beaton Institute Sound and Moving Image Collection
Collection Location Beaton Institute
Collection Number T-716 , Side A , 00:10:11
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Online Access https://beatoninstitute.com/t-716
Notes 1 Beyond the Hebrides, p. 58
Notes 2 Beaton Institute description: Boisdale Gaelic Concert
Notes 3 "Piano accompaniment by Janet Cameron"
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