Waulking songs
Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:
Song entitled 'Mac Iain 'ic Sheumais' and accompanying note, 10 February 1870
Song entitled 'Mac Og An Iarla Ruaidh', 1885
Song entitled 'Mac Og An Iarla Ruaidh' collected from Mary MacRae, Caolas Stiadar/Sound of Stiadar, Na Hearadh/Harris on 4 April 1876 beginning 'Their mi hill uill o-han, Their mi hill o an o'. The song is composed of thirty-three lines and has been arranged as eight verses. The text has been scored through in ink.
Song entitled 'Mhic Ia[i]n Ghasda', 1884
Song entitled 'Mhic Ia[i]n Ghasda' beginning 'Cait[e] an ro[bh] [th]u an diu[gh] san de, Buan nan dearcag'. Text scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Song entitled 'Mhic Iain Mhuideartaich Na Feill', 26 May 1869 and 17 June 1869
Song entitled 'Mhic Leoid Oig Dhunbheagan', nd
Song entitled 'Mhic Leoid Oig Dhunbheagan', the first verse beginning 'Mhicleoid Dhunbheagain, Nam pioban 's nam feadan'. The song is composed of forty lines, arranged as nine verses of four lines each and a chorus of four lines. The text is annotated in pencil and in ink, mostly giving alternative words separated by an oblique from the first word used.
Song entitled 'Mhor a ghaoil', 22 May 1869 and 16 June 1869
Song entitled 'Mhor a ghaoil' collected from Mairi Dhonullach [Mary MacDonald], Miùghlaigh/Mingulay, beginning 'Dh'eirich mi moch dh'eir eir moch, Ach mu dh'eirich b fhearr nach dh eirich'. The song is composed of fifteen lines, one of which has been written transversely in the gutter of the notebook. The text has been scored through in ink and carries amendments. Written transversely across the text in ink is 'Copied June 16 1869 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael]'.
Song entitled 'Mi Air M'Aioneal' and accompanying note, nd
Song entitled 'Mi Air M'Aioneal' beginning 'O ho ri na hi ho ro, Hug or on o s mi air m'aineol'. The song is composed of thirty-one lines, arranged as fourteen verses of couplets and a chorus. The accompanying note states 'There are two or three songs here and two or three maidens singing them'.
Song entitled 'Och Chonan O', 22 August 1903
Waulking song entitled 'Och Chonan O' probably collected from Mary MacRae, Dùnan, Letterfearn, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty, beginning 'Thug mi n oiche a raoir an t-aire, S bhi mi nochd i huill ho ro'. The song consists of forty three lines. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Song entitled 'Oran Luaidh' beginning 'An tig u noc nan tig u idir', 17 April 1886
Song entitled 'Oran Luaidh' beginning 'An tig [th]u noc[hd] nan tig [th]u idir' collected from Mur[do] MacLeod from Skye [An t-Eilean Sgitheanach].