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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