Identifier Number NS029053
Title Am Bràighe
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Air
First Line Chorus Na cnuic 's na glinn bu bhòidhche leinn
First Line Verse Chan'eil àit' an diugh fo'n ghréin
Classifications Homeland , Praise , Nature
Subjects Margaree
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Malcolm
Composer Last Name Gillis
Composer Patronymic Calum MacGill-Iosa , Calum Eoghain 'ic Aonghais 'ic Caluim 'ic Dhòmhnaill 'ic Dhonnchaidh
Composer Dates 1856-1929
Composer Gender Male
Community South-West Margaree
County Inverness
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Hughie Wilson
Singer Location Glace Bay
Date Recorded 1956
Collector Helen Creighton
Collection Title Helen Creighton Collection
Collection Location Nova Scotia Archives
Collection Number Rec no. 3203 / AR 5845
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Online Access https://archives.novascotia.ca/creighton/
Notes 1 Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, p. 64
Notes 2 The singer sings all verses printed in the book with slight variances in each verse except verses 9 and 10. This recording was used as a melodic version for the book.
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