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Songs

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

Found in 440 Collections and/or Records:

Song beginning 'Hi hiu ro bho chan eil mi slan' and accompanying story, 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/168
Scope and Contents

Song probably collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, beginning 'Hi hiu ro bho chan eil mi slan' and accompanying story in which the daughter of Airds was in love with her father's piper but the relationship was forbidden and she 'lost her reason'.

Dates: 1883
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song beginning 'Hi u oilegan i u o m aighean', 1885

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/59
Scope and Contents

Song beginning 'Hi u oilegan i u o m aighean' collected from Fionnladh nan Gobhar, cattleman [Groigearraidh/Grogarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist].

Dates: 1885
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song beginning 'Hillirin s og u horo laill oho', 28 May 1869 and 18 June 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/64
Scope and Contents

Song collected from Mairead Mhoireastan [Margaret Morrison], aged 36 years, Sliabh Ghriminis, Benbecula [Beinn na Faoghla] beginning 'Hillirin s og u horo laill oho, Hi ri beo illirin o gu'. The song is composed of forty-four lines. The text has been scored through in ink and written transversely across the first folio is 'B[ook] 3 Page [-] Trans[cribed] June 18 1869 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael]'.

Dates: 28 May 1869 and 18 June 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song beginning 'Hi'm ba m bo chaileach', c1872

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/21
Scope and Contents

Song beginning 'Hi'm ba m bo chail[l]each, Cuir an crogan du[bh] eir teine'. Text has been written over with 'Trans[cribed] B[ook] II p[age] 166 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael] Creagorry 8 Oct 1875'. [Creag Ghoraidh/Creagorry, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula].

Dates: c1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song beginning 'Ho bobarra dirdearra', 30 October 1872 and 5 October 1875

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/115
Scope and Contents

Song collected from Aonas Currie [Angus Currie], Ardnamona, Iocar [Àird na Monadh, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning 'Ho bobarra dirdearra, Seach an stuirst'. The song is composed of sixteen lines and has a number of annotations. The text has been scored through in two different inks and wirtten transversely across the text is 'Transcribed B[ook] III p.199 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael] Creagorry 5 October 1875.' [Creag Ghoraidh, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula].

Dates: 30 October 1872 and 5 October 1875
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song beginning 'Ho nan tig mo robairneach gaol[ach]', 27 October 1873

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW115/30
Scope and Contents

Love song beginning 'Ho nan tig mo robairneach gaol[ach]'.

Dates: 27 October 1873
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song beginning 'Horo bhodachan horo' and accompanying notes, 27 May 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/54
Scope and Contents Song collected from Mary MacMillan, Lionacuidhe/Liniquie, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist beginning 'Horo bhodachan horo, Nuair thig mo bhodachesa dhach[aidh]' . The song is composed of twenty six lines, one of which has been scored through in pencil as if deleted. There are a number of amendments to the text which has been scored through in ink as if to indicate it has been transcribed elsewhere. Two notes have been written transversely, one across the text which reads 'Corucam a Tarasaidh Harris...
Dates: 27 May 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song beginning 'Horo hugo hugo' and accompanying note, 12 July 1870 and 10 December 1882

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/83
Scope and Contents Song collected from Mary MacRae, aged 95 years, Tao-tua Harris [Taobh Tuath/Northton, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] beginning 'Horo hugo hugo, [Don theid rudire dhol]' [Am Bròn Binn]. The song is composed of fifty-eight lines but it appears to be incomplete as a fifty-ninth line has been started but not finished. The text has been scored through in ink and a transverse note reads 'Transcribed Book III page 232 10 Dec[embe]r 1882 A[lexander] C[armichael].' The accompanying note states that Mary...
Dates: 12 July 1870 and 10 December 1882
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song beginning 'Hu hu niru bha u hi hu nirro bha ho', 8 April 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/63
Scope and Contents

Song beginning 'Hu hu niru bha u hi hu nirro bha ho I iuro bha u. Fheudail a dh fhear an dachaich' collected from Seonaid Curaidh [seònaid Nic Mhuirich or Janet Currie] [Àird na Monadh/Ardnamonie, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. Text has been scored through as if the text has been transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 8 April 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song beginning 'Hu ru o na hi oro' and accompanying story, 21 May 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/11
Scope and Contents Song collected from Donald MacPhee, blacksmith, Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra, beginning 'Hu ru o na hi oro, Na nam faite Seathain ri fhuasgla[dh]' [Seathan Mac Rìgh Èireann] composed of fifteen lines. The story tells how the song was composed by an aunt of MacLeod of Harris to MacNeill Dhun an t-Sleibh [Dùn an t-Sleibh, Barraigh/Isle of Barra], her husband. She alleged that a priest had tried to take advantage of her in the confessional the response to which was that the priest...
Dates: 21 May 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

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