A' Choille Ghruamach
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
05 August 1965
Track ID
14863
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1965.91.B5
Original Tape ID
Summary
An exile's song, addressed at potential emigrants that Nova Scotia is not the land of prosperity promised to them. He complains of the dense forest, cold winters, numerous and threatening wild animals and the loss of his Gaelic as it used to be at home in Tiree.
Item Notes
2 verses of a much longer song. Composed by John MacLean. The song is also known under the title 'Am Bàrd an Canada'. Additional text in 'Bàrdachd Ghàidhlig', edited by W. J. Watson.
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good