Identifier Number NS045057
Title An t-Each Ruadh
Alternative Title An t-Each Ruadh aig Roland Steele
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First Line Chorus Hi ri ù il agus ò
First Line Verse An t-each ruadh aig Roland Steele
Classifications Local events and characters , Humorous
Subjects horse , Roland Steele
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Hector
Composer Last Name Carmicheal
Composer Patronymic Eachann mac Eachainn Ghilleasbaig
Composer Dates b. 1888
Composer Gender Male
Community Monroe's Point
County Victoria
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Alec Kerr
Singer Location North River Bridge
Date Recorded 04-03-1966
Collector Ralph Rinzler
Collection Title Ralph Rinzler Collection
Collection Location Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Collection Number FP-Rinz-0232
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Notes 1 Reference to recordings housed at Highland Village Museum: Rinzler 5 , Track 10 , 00:00:00
Notes 2 This song was composed by two bards: Hector Carmichael and Garrett MacDonald (Garat mac Fhionnlaigh Dhùghaill) of Meadows Road.
Notes 3 "An t-Each Ruadh," The Music of Cape Breton, Volume 1: Gaelic Tradition In Cape Breton, liner notes, p. 10
Notes 4 Recorded March 4, 1966 in North River. It was a Milling Frolic and Dance benefit for "Home and School". Local song set to an older Scottish song. An t-Each Ruadh is set to an older chorus: "Mo Chridhe Trom 's Cha Chàraich E."
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