Duan na Callain

Contributors

MacLeod, Murdo, 1904-1977 (2988)

Fieldworkers

Paterson, Ian, 1916-1990 (361)

Date

Track ID 18573

Part 1

Part 2

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1976.95.A10+B1

Original Tape ID

SA1976.095

Summary

Hogmanay and the 'Hogmanay Rhyme'.

New Year was on the 13th of January. The boys went round the houses on Hogmanay. They carried a sheepskin with them and recited the 'Hogmanay Rhyme'. The contributor gives it in full.

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Item Location

County - Ross and Cromarty

Island - Lewis

Parish - Lochs

Village/Place - Leurbost

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information Verse

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good