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Waulking songs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = CW

Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:

Song entitled 'Oran Si' and accompanying story, 29 May 1869 and 15 June 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/67
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Oran Si' [Seathan] collected from Mairi Fheargustan nin Coruna [Mary Ferguson], Carnish [Cairinis/Carinish, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] beginning 'Hura hurabhi o, B anns Seathan cul tota'. The song is composed of fifty lines and contains a number of annotations and amendments. The accompanying story tells how an old man in Baleshare [Baile Shear/Baleshare] called Iain mac Aonais MacAulay [John MacAulay] heard the song on a warm day while pulling heather at a known haunted...
Dates: 29 May 1869 and 15 June 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Oran Si - Mhuracha mac Iain' and accompanying story, 27 May 1869 and 16 June 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/55
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Oran Si - Mhuracha mac Iain' collected from Mary MacMillan, Lionacuidhe/Liniquie, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist beginning 'Hi-ri-ri-ri u o, S olc an obair fir turais'. The song is composed of twenty-eight lines, the last of which have been written transversely over part of the preceding lines. The accompanying story states that the song was composed by a fairy woman, who had been promised in marriage to Murchadh mac Iain but he married another woman. His wife died in childbirth...
Dates: 27 May 1869 and 16 June 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled ''Oran Sìth' beginning ''S e sid a leana ainmeil', 29 January 1875

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/1
Scope and Contents

Waulking song entitled ''Oran Sìth' collected from Ana Nic Aonais bean Aonas (Caimbeul) [Anna Campbell], Staolgearry [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning 'S e sid a leana ainmeil, Hi ri'ile hi lium'. The song is composed of forty-seven lines with a note of the vocables to be repeated. The text is written upside down and reads in the opposite direction to the rest of the notebook.

Dates: 29 January 1875
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Reubadh Na Mara' and accompanying note, nd

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/12
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Reubadh Na Mara' beginning 'Hug am bata na caoil oirn, Hò rò hì iù o'. The song is composed of forty lines arranged as six verses of four lines each, five verses of couplets and a chorus. An accompanying note reads 'These may have been composed by a fugitive from battle'.

Dates: nd
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook of songs belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Seathain', 26 May 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/43
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Seathain' [Seathan Mac Rìgh Èireann - John the Son of the King of Ireland] probably collected from Margaret MacIntosh, tailor's wife, Ceann a Deas Loch Baghasdail/South Boisdale, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist beginning 'Huru na hurri bho horo, Nam fai[c]te Sea[thain] ag eiridh'. The song is composed of fourteen lines and has been scored through in ink as if transcribed elsewhere. The text is slightly obscured by another item having been written transversely across it also in...
Dates: 26 May 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Seathain Mac Righ Eirinn', nd

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/17
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Seathain Mac Righ Eirinn' beginning ''S mairg a chual e 's nach do dh innis e, Gun robh mo leanna 's am Minginish'. The text is not presented in verses but in seventy six consecutive lines and has been annotated in ink.

Dates: nd
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook of songs belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Seathan' with accompanying note and vocabulary note, 22 May 1869 and 16 June 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/23
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Seathan' collected from Mairi Dhonullach and Mairi [bean], Miulay [Miùghlaigh/Mingulay] beginning 'Na huru o na hi horo, Na hi horo hogh o ho ho-o, Nach do leig iad sin us talamh lein'. The song is composed of twenty-three lines and has been scored through in ink with the following note written transversely over it 'B[ook] 2 P[age] [-] Transcribed June 16 1869 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael]'. The note describes how the song was sung, 'The singer of the tuiream sings the...
Dates: 22 May 1869 and 16 June 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Tha mo bhreacan fluich fo'n dile', 1865

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/23
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Tha mo bhreacan fluich fo'n dile' beginning 'Tha mo bhreacan gu fluich fuari, Cha'n fhaod mi chur suas a maireach'. The text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 1865
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field and transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Thug Mi Gaol Duit' and accompanying note, nd

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/14
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Thug Mi Gaol Duit' beginning 'Hù rù rithillin, Ru-a-ro hi rithill in' the first verse beginning 'Thug mi gaol duit, Thug mi gradh duit'. The song is composed of forty lines arranged as fourteen verses made up of couplets and two forms of chorus a long version and a short version. The accompanying note explains how the song is sung with the different choruses. There are annotations to the text mostly indicating alternative words or phrases, separated from the first text by an...
Dates: nd
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook of songs belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Tighearn Og Lochabuidhe' and accompanying note, nd

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/11
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Tighearn[a] Og Lochabuidhe' beginning 'Chi mi dol seachad, Air each 's e na leum'. The song is composed of thirty-two lines arranged as twelve verses of couplets and it appears that the chorus is given twice with the main difference being in the vocables. Carmichael notes 'Probably by the wife of [-] Macleod of Rararsay [Ratharsaidh/Raasay] who had been his dairymaid. She made an excellent wife.'

Dates: nd
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook of songs belonging to Alexander Carmichael

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