Identifier Number NS029167
Title Uilleam Glen
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus
First Line Verse Bha long a b' ainmeil' a bh' anns an uair
Classifications Ballad , Sailing , Macaronic
Subjects Captain William Glen , sailing , New Barbary
Structure Four-line verse
Place Of Origin Scotland
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Community New Barbary
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Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Calum MacLeod
Singer Location Antigonish
Date Recorded 1961
Collector Calum MacLeod
Collection Title Helen Creighton Collection
Collection Location Nova Scotia Archives
Collection Number Rec no. 3943 / AR 5996 / MF289.852
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Online Access https://archives.novascotia.ca/creighton/
Notes 1 Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, p. 120
Notes 2 The singer sings all of the verses in the book with slight variances in verses 7, 11, and 13.
Notes 3 Singer/Informant noted in Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia is Hugh F. MacKenzie
Notes 4
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