Identifier Number |
NS029003 |
Title |
An t-Alltan Dubh |
Alternative Title |
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Air |
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First Line Chorus |
Tha 'n dìl' an-duigh 'san alltan dubh |
First Line Verse |
'S tha 'n t-alltan dubh cho bagarrach |
Classifications |
Ballad , Nature , Praise |
Subjects |
river , flooding , hunting , gun , hunter |
Structure |
Four line verse / Four line chorus |
Place Of Origin |
Scotland |
Composer First Name |
Dòmhnall |
Composer Last Name |
Friseal |
Composer Patronymic |
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Composer Dates |
d. 1880 |
Composer Gender |
Male |
Community |
Loch Broom |
County |
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Era Of Poetry |
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Original Format |
Sound Recording |
Singer |
John Neill Gillis |
Singer Location |
Gillisdale |
Date Recorded |
1944 |
Collector |
Helen Creighton |
Collection Title |
Helen Creighton Collection |
Collection Location |
Nova Scotia Archives |
Collection Number |
Rec no. 757 / AR 5103 |
Publication Title |
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Editor |
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Publisher |
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Publication Date |
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Page Number |
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Online Access |
https://archives.novascotia.ca/creighton/ |
Notes 1 |
Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, p. 42 |
Notes 2 |
The singer sings all verses as printed in the book with slight variances in verses 4 and 5. |
Notes 3 |
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Notes 4 |
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