Identifier Number NS029085
Title Tha Mise ’s a’ Bharrain
Alternative Title Husband Goes to Western Canada
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First Line Chorus
First Line Verse Tha mise 's a' bharrain gun chadal gun bhiadh
Classifications Humorous , Local events and characters
Subjects wife , husband , leaving , Western Canada, John Morrison
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Alexander
Composer Last Name MacLean
Composer Patronymic Alasdair Mac Eòghain Bhàin
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Composer Gender Male
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County Inverness
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Archie McMaster, Mrs. McMaster
Singer Location Port Hastings
Date Recorded 1956
Collector Helen Creighton
Collection Title Helen Creighton Collection
Collection Location Nova Scotia Archives
Collection Number Rec no. 3239 / AR 5849
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Online Access https://archives.novascotia.ca/creighton/
Notes 1 Song is composed in the voice of the wife whose husband has left to go to Western Canada
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