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O Eachainn Nuair a Sgrìobhas Tu

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Date 1971
Track ID 91670
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1971.129.A6

Original Tape ID

SA1971.129

Summary

The (supposed) composer of this sailor's song asks a friend to tell him all the local news when he writes. He thinks of the girl he loves. She is warm and safe in her bed, while he is sailing on a stormy sea. He will always be faithful to the girl. If he could, he would steer the ship to Loch a' Bhàigh.

Item Notes

The song was composed by Hector MacKinnon as it it were by Alasdair Dhòmhnaill Bhàin. See Xerox copy of Neil Turner's MS p. 9. Note changes in text.

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Harris

Island - Berneray

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair