Tha Caolas Eadar Mi 's Iain
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
05 April 1951
Track ID
88958
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CannaTape.0088
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this waulking song, the composer complains that there is a deep ocean between her and Ian. She wishes it would ebb before daybreak, so that she could go to see her secret lover.
Item Notes
According to the singer's father Roderick MacKinnon, the woman who composed this song loved Ian, who is mentioned in the title, but he did not love her.
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 2 (J. L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1977) p. 62
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Barra
Village/Place - Castlebay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good