Identifier Number NS041092
Title A' Choille Gruamach
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus
First Line Verse Gu bheil mi 'm ònrachd 's a' choille ghruamaich
Classifications Complaint , Exile
Subjects Forest , Winter , Struggle , Land
Structure Eight line verse
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name John
Composer Last Name MacLean
Composer Patronymic Iain Ailein , Bàrd Thighearna Chola , Am Bàrd MacGilleEathain , Bàrd Amhainn Bhàrnaidh
Composer Dates 1787 - 1848
Composer Gender Male
Community Tiree , James River , Glenbard
County Pictou
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Publication
Singer Hugh F. MacKenzie
Singer Location Grand Narrows
Date Recorded 1961
Collector Helen Creighton
Collection Title Helen Creighton fonds
Collection Location Nova Scotia Archives
Collection Number AR5996
Publication Title Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia
Editor Helen Creighton and Calum MacLeod
Publisher National Museums of Canada
Publication Date 1964
Page Number 296
Online Access
Notes 1 Original Tape #220
Notes 2 Singer on recording at Nova Scotia Archives is actually Calum I. MacLeod. For a recording of Hugh F. MacKenzie see Cluais ri Claisneachd , University of Glasgow https://dasg.ac.uk/audio/view/s/crc/GU_CIN_MacLeod_03
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