Identifier Number |
NS049005 |
Title |
Hóireann ó 's na bheil air m' aire |
Alternative Title |
O horo 's na bheil air m'aire |
Air |
|
First Line Chorus |
Hóireann ó 's na bheil air m' aire |
First Line Verse |
Nuair a bha 'ad… |
Classifications |
Exile |
Subjects |
Immigrant , Settler |
Structure |
Four line verse / Four line chorus |
Place Of Origin |
Nova Scotia |
Composer First Name |
|
Composer Last Name |
|
Composer Patronymic |
|
Composer Dates |
|
Composer Gender |
|
Community |
|
County |
|
Era Of Poetry |
|
Original Format |
Sound Recording |
Singer |
John Shaw |
Singer Location |
Indian Brook |
Date Recorded |
25 August 1988 |
Collector |
John Shaw |
Collection Title |
Tobar an Dualchais |
Collection Location |
|
Collection Number |
|
Publication Title |
|
Editor |
|
Publisher |
|
Publication Date |
|
Page Number |
|
Online Access |
https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/103738?l=en |
Notes 1 |
A song probably used for waulking, which seems to have been composed after the emigrants settled in Cape Breton. It tells why they came, and how difficult it was to cope with a situation very different from what they had left. The composer still misses the girl he loved. |
Notes 2 |
|
Notes 3 |
|
Notes 4 |
|