Identifier Number NS042024
Title Chunnaic Mi ’n Lair Dhonn aig Seumas
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus Chunna mi làir dhonn aig Seumas
First Line Verse Nuair a dh'fhad i cladach Luther
Classifications Humorous , Local events and characters
Subjects Horse , Ice , Postal Service
Structure Four line verse / Three line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name John
Composer Last Name MacAskill
Composer Patronymic Am Muillear Ruadh
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Composer Gender Male
Community
County Victoria
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Malcolm Angus MacLeod
Singer Location Skir Dhu , Birch Plains
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 8
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Online Access https://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/songs/CB/8-08.htm
Notes 1 The composer of this song was the nephew of Giant MacAskill.
Notes 2 Beyond the Hebrides, p. 260
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