| Identifier Number | NS015020 |
| Title | Nuair a Thàinig an Telephone gu Barra Glen |
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| Air | |
| First Line Chorus | Fear a' bhiorain shiùbhlaich |
| First Line Verse | Dh'fhalbh mi fhìn 's Màiri |
| Classifications | Humorous , Local events and characters |
| Subjects | Telephone , Technology , Neighbours |
| Structure | Four line verse / Two line chorus |
| Place Of Origin | Nova Scotia |
| Composer First Name | Hugh Francis |
| Composer Last Name | MacKenzie |
| Composer Patronymic | Eóghann mac Eardsaidh Sheumais |
| Composer Dates | 1895 - 1971 |
| Composer Gender | Male |
| Community | Barra Glen , Christmas Island |
| County | Victoria , Cape Breton |
| Era Of Poetry | |
| Original Format | Publication |
| Singer | Hugh MacKenzie |
| Singer Location | Christmas Island |
| Date Recorded | |
| Collector | Rod C. MacNeil |
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| Publication Title | Guthan Prìseil: Guthan agus Òrain Gàidheil Cheap Breatainn |
| Editor | Anne Landin |
| Publisher | Centre for Cape Breton Studies |
| Publication Date | 2009 |
| Page Number | 129 |
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| Notes 1 | There is a version of this song in Beyond the Hebrides (Fergusson 1977: 169). Beyond the Hebrides (Fergusson 1977: 169) contains two verses not present on the recording in Rod C. MacNeil's collection, which are still included in this book. |
| Notes 2 | Rod C. MacNeil provided context for two lines of one of the verses in Beyond the Hebrides, Ge d'chomhraich e Michael/Tha cinnt aig bhi dol air chall, translated as ''And Michael has maintained/That he is certain to suffer loss''. Rod mentions that Michael had been in a fight where part of his ear had been bitten off, and that Hughie was satirizing this by saying that, though Michael is marked (as a sheep's ear would be), he will certainly ''get lost'' anyway. |
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