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NS049039 |
Title |
Tha an latha an-diugh fuar |
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First Line Chorus |
O ho hì hiùraibh o |
First Line Verse |
Tha an latha an-diugh fuar |
Classifications |
Milling , Sailing |
Subjects |
Ship , Tragedy |
Structure |
One line verse / Three line chorus |
Place Of Origin |
Scotland |
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Original Format |
Sound Recording |
Singer |
Margaret MacLean |
Singer Location |
Boisdale |
Date Recorded |
1988 |
Collector |
John Shaw |
Collection Title |
Tobar an Dualchais |
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Online Access |
https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/103805?l=en |
Notes 1 |
A waulking song in which the composer tells of the death of the man she loved, when his boat sank. The sorrow of his mother is described.
A general conversation about waulking follows the song. |
Notes 2 |
The contributor learned this song from her grandmother, Mary MacKinnon from Barra. |
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