Identifier Number NS040042
Title Bàrr nan Casan Cama as a’ Mhèinn a Tuath
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First Line Chorus
First Line Verse Bàrr nan casan cama as a’ mhèinn a tuath
Classifications Humorous , Local events and characters
Subjects Man , Miner , Body , Bow-legged , Walking Stick
Structure Four line verse
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name
Composer Last Name Dòmhnullach
Composer Patronymic
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Composer Gender
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: 00:30:58
Notes 3 Fragment of song only. The informant gives the backstory of a verse that the poet composed while working in a mine.
Notes 4
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