Identifier Number NS002644
Title Nighean Donn a' Chùil Réidh
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Air
First Line Chorus E ho rò, mo nighean donn
First Line Verse ’S e do chòmhradh, a rùin
Classifications Love , Praise
Subjects woman
Structure Six line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Malcolm
Composer Last Name Gillis
Composer Patronymic Calum Mac Gill-Iosa , Calum Eoghain 'ic Aonghais 'ic Caluim 'ic Dhòmhnaill 'ic Dhonnchaidh
Composer Dates 1856 - 1929
Composer Gender Male
Community South-West Margaree
County Inverness
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer James Gillis
Singer Location Southwest Margaree
Date Recorded
Collector John Campbell
Collection Title Beaton Institute Sound and Moving Image Collection
Collection Location Beaton Institute
Collection Number T-946 , Side B , 00:03:41
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Notes 1 Oidhche Leis na Bàird, 1974. Piano accompaniment by Janet Cameron.
Notes 2 Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, p. 256
Notes 3 This song is: six line verse / six line chorus.
Notes 4 This song was composed by the singers' father.
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