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[cuairt]
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Cuairt air an fhidhle. A tune on the fiddle. [NOTE in second hand: fhidhle corrected to fhidhill.]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ceol mersadh
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[sic] Notes: any marching tune.
Location: Ross of Mull
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cluas-chiùil
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Notes: more than ear for music – faculty given to person to get the word behind tune.
Origin: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cruinneachadh
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gatherings. Rousing war tune.
Origin: Uibhisteach [Uist]
Category: Pìobaireachd / Piping
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dannsa chlaidheamh
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Notes: sword dance; danced to the tune “Gille Calum”.
Location: Ross of Mull
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fonn
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a tune.
Origin: Uibhisteach [Uist]
Category: Pìobaireachd / Piping
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glas mheur
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[tick] a difficult tune in piping.
Origin: Uibhisteach [Uist]
Category: Pìobaireachd / Piping
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grogach
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out of ease, out of tune, through after effects of alcohol, drink. (I have heard the expression:) ’S ann grogach a the e. Perhaps similar to an old ewe, etc. [SLIP: Out-of-sorts, e.g. with hangover.]
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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géideadh (pronounced)
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biting, pricking. Bha e dha ghéideadh. – when two youngsters or [sic] [are?] out of tune, say, one retaliates by a ‘finger stabbing’ approach or movement.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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inneadh/inneamh
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Notes: want, or piece short, used in weaving context. Has been used of a precentor who used C/M tune for L/M Psalm. Dol an inneamh: be obliged to (Harris).
Location: Harris, Ardhasaig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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port
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[pɔ̣ʂt] [?] Notes: any tune for play.
Location: Ross of Mull
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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port tionail
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[pɔ̣ʂt tinʹɑ̟lʹ] [sic] Notes: a gathering tune.
Location: Ross of Mull
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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port-fead
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whistling tune.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ruithle
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[ruilʹə] [?] Notes: a reel or reel tune.
Location: Ross of Mull
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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séis
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Notes: The sing-song intonation of an enraptured preacher (Welsh hwyl). Not in Dw. He has séis ‘tune…; noise etc.
Location: Lewis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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triubhais
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Quotation: seann triubhais. Notes: a traditional dance to a strathspey tune.
Location: Ross of Mull
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
