Fliuch an Oidhche O Hù O Hò
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
10 December 1953
Track ID
13132
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.271.A3
Original Tape ID
Summary
This waulking song has been sung in three sections. The first is addressed lovingly to a man called Ruairidh. The central section praises the ship which is steered by the composer's lover. The final lines are in praise of the joiner who built the ship.
Item Notes
Twenty-three half-lines sung.
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 1, p. 74
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (M. F. Shaw) song 77
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig) p. 43
'MacDonald Collection' p. 263
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good