Iomaraibh Eutrom Hò Hò
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
26557
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.235.A9
Original Tape ID
Summary
The refrain suggests that this song was originally a rowing song, but it was used in Kilmuir as a waulking song. It begins "The dairymaid went to the beach/To do something others would not do/to gather shellfish at high tide".
Item Notes
7 lines sung. There is a 3-line chorus at the beginning and after each line.
See:
'Tocher' 1 (The School of Scottish Studies) p. 5
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Language
English, Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair