Identifier Number NS049053
Title 'S e Ceap Breatainn tìr mo ghràidh
Alternative Title Òran Cheap Breatuinn
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First Line Chorus 'S e Ceap Breatann tìr mo ghràidh
First Line Verse Bho’n a tha mi anns an àm
Classifications Homeland , Praise
Subjects Cape Breton
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Dan Alex
Composer Last Name MacDonald
Composer Patronymic Dòmhnall Alasdair mac Iain 'ic Aonghais
Composer Dates 1885 - 1972
Composer Gender Male
Community Framboise
County Richmond
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Archibald Alec MacKenzie
Singer Location Rear Christmas Island
Date Recorded October 1980
Collector Ian Patterson
Collection Title Tobar an Dualchais
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Online Access https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/130487?l=en
Notes 1 The contributor sings verses from a song in praise of Cape Breton. He gives information about the composer.
Notes 2 Composed by Donald Alasdair MacDonald, whose ancestors came from Harris.
Notes 3 See: Songs from Framboise, eds. Effie Rankin and Kay MacDonald (1986), p. 10.
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