Identifier Number NS042058
Title On dh’Fhalbh Mi Fhìn ’nam Mharaiche
Alternative Title Òran a' Mharaiche
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First Line Chorus Hi ri ill ù ill agus o
First Line Verse Chunnacas soitheach air...
Classifications Local events and characters , Humorous
Subjects Boys , Sailing , Africa
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
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Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Mrs. MacCormick
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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 6 , Track 9
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Online Access https://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/songs/CB/6-09.htm
Notes 1 "This comical local composition tells the story of how some Cape Breton boys convinced a ship’s captain to take them on board and sail to Africa. The boys insisted that they were trained sailors when in fact they were not."
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