Tam o' Shanter 's Geansaidh Snàith
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
34828
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0160A.792
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a light dance tune of the type which were common among the girls who worked as herring gutters. The composer describes the man she loves, who wears a tam-o-shanter and a woollen jumper with the letters RNR on it. He is across the sea. The woman intends to visit Fraserburgh in the summer.
Item Notes
6 verses sung. Each is followed by a chorus.
See:
'Eilean Fraoich' (An Comunn Gàidhealach Leòdhais 1982) p. 87
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Island - Canna
Parish - Small Isles
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good