Identifier Number NS040041
Title Chan eil Fàth Bhith Gearan
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus
First Line Verse Chan eil fàth bhith gearan, thèid e chun mo chuairt
Classifications Humorous , Local events and characters
Subjects Man , Lunch , Work
Structure Four line verse
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name
Composer Last Name Dòmhnullach
Composer Patronymic
Composer Dates
Composer Gender Male
Community Long Island
County Cape Breton
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Joe Gillis
Singer Location Boisdale
Date Recorded 1971
Collector A. J. Smith
Collection Title Cluas ri Claisneachd
Collection Location Glasgow University
Collection Number BB1.6
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Online Access https://dasg.ac.uk/audio/view/s/crc/GU_AJ_Smith_08
Notes 1 From collection "Mr MacDonald, Mrs MacLean, Jim R. Morrison and Joe Gillis".
Notes 2 Located at time stamp: 00:30:14
Notes 3 Fragment of song only. The informant gives the backstory of a verse that the poet composed during a lunch break.
Notes 4
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