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Clò nan Gillean Iomair E Ho

Date
Track ID 24279
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1965.102.1

Original Tape ID

SA1965.102

Summary

This is a waulking song of the type found at the start of a waulking. The chorus refers directly to waulking the tweed, which is unusual in waulking songs.

Item Notes

38 half-lines sung.

See:
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (M. F. Shaw) song 76
'One hundred and five songs of occupation from the Western Isles of Scotland' (F. Tolmie) song 65

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair