Identifier Number |
NS049003 |
Title |
Òran Iain a' Phìobaire |
Alternative Title |
Cumha Bràthar |
Air |
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First Line Verse |
'S ann Diciadain am feasgar |
Classifications |
Elegy , Lament |
Subjects |
Brother , Seumus Mac'Illebhràith |
Structure |
Six line verse |
Place Of Origin |
Nova Scotia |
Composer First Name |
Iain |
Composer Last Name |
Mac'IlleBhràth |
Composer Patronymic |
Iain mac Iain am Pìobaire |
Composer Dates |
c. 1784 - 1862 |
Composer Gender |
Male |
Community |
Arisaig , Highfield , Antigonish |
County |
Antigonish |
Era Of Poetry |
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Original Format |
Sound Recording |
Singer |
Angus MacIsaac |
Singer Location |
Antigonish |
Date Recorded |
27 May 1953 |
Collector |
John Lorne Campbell |
Collection Title |
Tobar an Dualchais |
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Online Access |
https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/50210?l=en |
Notes 1 |
A lament with some information about the bard and the subject of the song. The song is a lament for James MacGillivray, the brother of the bard. The bard praises his late brother and he is sad that he had died in England. He hopes that they will meet again and that they will play music together at the seat of God's glory. |
Notes 2 |
Local composition. |
Notes 3 |
See: Bardachd a Albainn Nuaidh, ed. Calum Macleod (1970), p. 42-43. |
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