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Bràigh Rùsgaich

Date
Track ID 1369
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1952.128.9

Original Tape ID

SA1952.127.128

Summary

The composer describes how he loves to go hunting the deer in Brae Rùsgaich. He tells of the sound of the birds, in particular the cuckoo.

Item Notes

6 linked quatrains sung plus 4-line refrain. Refrain reduced to 1 line after verses 3, 4 and 5. The song was composed by John MacDougall, a native of Glen Urquhart.

See:
'Story and Song from Loch Ness-side' p. 307

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good