Till an Crodh, Fair an Crodh
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1975.82.A3
Original Tape ID
Summary
This cradle or milking song asks the subject to return the cattle and he will get a playful and beautiful wife. It belongs to the pibroch song tradition.
Item Notes
The contributor learned the song from John MacInnes of Daliburgh (Iain Pheadair).
Donald in the song is said to be a young chief of the MacDonalds of Glengarry. He was going to marry the daughter of the MacIntosh chief. Word came that the cattle belonging to MacIntosh were being stolen. MacDonald and his men brought them back.
See:
'One Hundred and Five Songs of Occupation from the Western Isles of Scotland' (F. Tolmie) song 28
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (M. F. Shaw) songs 48-50
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good