MacCrimmon's Lament
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.196.12
Original Tape ID
Summary
A lament for MacCrimmon, "that shall never return".
Item Notes
Two verses separated by one chorus.
This song is based on the pibroch 'Cha Till e Tuille - Cumha Mhic Criomain' (No More Returning - MacCrimmon's Lament), said to have been composed in 1745 by Donald Ban MacCrimmon after a premonition of his own death. MacCrimmon was indeed killed during the Rout of Moy shortly afterwards. His sister is said to have composed the verses that gave rise to so many Gaelic, and later Scots and English, variants, with her brother's pibroch serving as the basis for the tune of the song.
Item Subject/Person
MacCrimmon, Donald Ban
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Fraserburgh
Village/Place - Fraserburgh
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair