Identifier Number NS045008
Title A' Challainn , 'S e Gillean Mo Rùin
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Air A' Challainn , 'S e Gillean Mo Rùin
First Line Chorus ’S e gillean mo rùin a thogadh oirnn sunnd
First Line Verse ’S a' mhadainn an-dé 's mi 'biathadh na spréidh'
Classifications Humorous , Local events and characters
Subjects elderly woman , Mrs. Hector
Structure Two line verse / Three line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name
Composer Last Name MacNeil
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Composer Gender Male
Community Benacadie
County Cape Breton
Era Of Poetry 20th century
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Stephen Rory MacNeil
Singer Location Barra Glen
Date Recorded 21-03-1966
Collector Ralph Rinzler
Collection Title Ralph Rinzler Collection
Collection Location Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Collection Number FP-Rinz-0529
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Notes 1 Reference to recordings housed at Highland Village Museum: Rinzler 2 , Track 07 , 00:00:00
Notes 2 The informants discuss songs and composers.
Notes 3 This song was composed by the informant's cousins: Dan S. MacNeil, Murdoch S. MacNeil, Stephen S. MacNeil, and John MacNeil. The song is about their uncle's wife, Mrs. Hector.
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