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Cha Tèid Mi do Chille Mhoire

Date 03 January 1950
Track ID 22588
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CW0034A.155

Original Tape ID

CW0034

Summary

The composer of this waulking song says that she will not go to Kilmuir and will not meet a foolish youth called Murdo. He would come after the candle has been snuffed and would leave before the cock crew.

Item Notes

Eleven lines sung plus choruses. The lines are repeated.

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 2 (J. L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1977) p. 92

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Barra

Village/Place - Castlebay

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Wire

Audio Quality

Good