Identifier NumberNS029003
TitleAn t-Alltan Dubh
Alternative Title
Air
First Line ChorusTha 'n dìl' an-duigh 'san alltan dubh
First Line Verse'S tha 'n t-alltan dubh cho bagarrach
ClassificationsBallad , Nature , Praise
Subjectsriver , flooding , hunting , gun , hunter
StructureFour line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of OriginScotland
Composer First NameDòmhnall
Composer Last NameFriseal
Composer Patronymic
Composer Datesd. 1880
Composer GenderMale
CommunityLoch Broom
County
Era Of Poetry
Original FormatSound Recording
SingerJohn Neill Gillis
Singer LocationGillisdale
Date Recorded1944
CollectorHelen Creighton
Collection TitleHelen Creighton Collection
Collection LocationNova Scotia Archives
Collection NumberRec no. 757 / AR 5103
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Notes 1Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, p. 42
Notes 2The singer sings all verses as printed in the book with slight variances in verses 4 and 5.
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