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A' Dol dhan Taigh

Fieldworkers
Date March 1965
Track ID 44665
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1965.157.A5a; A5b

Original Tape ID

SA1965.157

Summary

The contributor explains that this song was a lament for the dead which was played by a South Uist piper at funerals. It uses the image of a house, mentioning the winter house and the summer house.

Item Notes

2 verses (8 lines) sung.

Language

Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good