Identifier Number NS042020
Title Cha Mhòr Nach Cho Math Dhuinn Sguir a Bhi Strì
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First Line Chorus Ho ro ho ro ho ro ho i
First Line Verse Gur mise tha gu dubhach ’nam shuidh air a’chnoc
Classifications Homeland , Complaint
Subjects Cape Breton , Farming , Immigration , Nature , Weather
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
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Original Format Sound Recording
Singer John MacLeod
Singer Location North Shore
Date Recorded c. 1950
Collector MacEdward Leach
Collection Title MacEdward Leach and the Songs of Atlantic Canada
Collection Location Memorial University of Newfoundland
Collection Number CB 1 , Tape 8 , Track 1
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Online Access https://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/songs/CB/8-01.htm
Notes 1 Capturing the perspective of a Gael from Harris, this composition once again highlights the "gloomy forest" immigrants found when coming to North America.
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