Identifier Number |
NS022002 |
Title |
A Null Thar Nan Eileanan |
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Air |
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First Line Chorus |
A null thar nan eileanan dh’ America gu'n teid sinn |
First Line Verse |
’S e sud am port a bh'againne dol seachad air Duneideann |
Classifications |
Exile , Port-à-beul |
Subjects |
Emigration , Bagpipes |
Structure |
Four line verse / Four line chorus |
Place Of Origin |
Scotland |
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Era Of Poetry |
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Original Format |
Publication |
Singer |
Mae Cameron |
Singer Location |
Sydney , Cape Breton Co. |
Date Recorded |
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Collector |
Donald A. Fergusson |
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Publication Title |
Fad air Falbh às Innse Gall/Beyond the Hebrides |
Editor |
Donald A. Fergusson |
Publisher |
Lawson Graphics Atlantic |
Publication Date |
1977 |
Page Number |
12 |
Online Access |
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Notes 1 |
A song sung to the same reel tune noted by Boswell and Johnson during their 1773 tour of the Hebrides. The reel accompanied a dance called 'America' which told the story of emigration to the New World. |
Notes 2 |
The tune of this reel can be found in the Athol Collection, p. 10 |
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