Identifier Number NS029009
Title Òran do Cheap Breatainn
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First Line Chorus ’S e Ceap Breatainn tìr mo gràidh
First Line Verse ’S bhon tha mi anns an àm
Classifications Homeland , Praise
Subjects Cape Breton , Gaelic culture
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Dan Alex
Composer Last Name MacDonald
Composer Patronymic Dòmhnull Alasdair mac Iain ‘ic Aonghuis
Composer Dates 1885-1972
Composer Gender Male
Community Framboise
County Richmond
Era Of Poetry 20th century
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. 759 / AR 5103
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Online Access https://archives.novascotia.ca/creighton/
Notes 1 Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, p. 48
Notes 2 The singer sings all of the verses in the book with slight variances in the chorus and verses 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12.
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