Identifier Number |
NS016002 |
Title |
Dean Cadalan Sàmhach, A Chuilein Mo Rùin |
Alternative Title |
Duanag Altruim |
Air |
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First Line Chorus |
Dean cadalan sàmhach, a chuilein mo rùin |
First Line Verse |
Gur h-ann an America tha sinn an dràsd |
Classifications |
Lullaby |
Subjects |
Emigration |
Structure |
Four Line Verse |
Place Of Origin |
United States of America |
Composer First Name |
John |
Composer Last Name |
MacRae |
Composer Patronymic |
Iain Mac Mhurchaidh |
Composer Dates |
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Composer Gender |
Male |
Community |
North Carolina , Kintail |
County |
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Era Of Poetry |
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Original Format |
Publication |
Singer |
Hector MacKinnon |
Singer Location |
Ainslie Glen (Isle of Muck tradition) |
Date Recorded |
10-09-1937 |
Collector |
John Lorne Campbell |
Collection Title |
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Collection Location |
Canna House / School of Scottish Studies |
Collection Number |
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Publication Title |
Songs Remembered in Exile |
Editor |
John Lorne Campbell |
Publisher |
Aberdeen University Press |
Publication Date |
1990 |
Page Number |
82-84 |
Online Access |
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Notes 1 |
Sister Margaret MacDonell was the source who suggested the composer's name. |
Notes 2 |
John MacRae emigrated around 1774 and this is likely one of the earliest Gaelic songs composed in North America. |
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Notes 4 |
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