Hèman Dubh
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
21230
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0018.73
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this well-known Lewis waulking song, the composer wishes that a messenger with a letter, a horse and saddle, would come to fetch him. He wishes he could fly like a bird, or be able to swim the Sounds of Islay or Orkney. He would go into the castle and fetch the girl he loved.
Item Notes
Sung in 13 linked sections.
See:
'Eilean Fraoich' p. 84
'Scottish Tradition 2 - Music from the Western Isles' (The School of Scottish Studies) - notes
Recording Location
County - Lanarkshire
Parish - Glasgow
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good