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Songs

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

Found in 443 Collections and/or Records:

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1883 to 1887

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing material collected mostly in An Apainn/Appin and Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire. A large proportion of the stories and biographical information about Appin was collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, who was known as Dòmhnall a' Bhrocair. Amongst the material collected from Dòmhnall a' Bhrocair are proverbs, sayings, customs, stories about local figures and families and historic anecdotes. The other main...
Dates: 1883 to 1887

Fragment from the song 'Duan an Domhnaich', c1892

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/113
Scope and Contents

Fragment from the song 'Duan an Domnaich' beginning 'Na chnuasach[d] m[e]ile no misnich, Dheanadh la u[a]sal mo Righsa.' The fragment is composed of five lines.

Dates: c1892

Fragment of a hymn beginning 'The place of peace thats past belief', c1893

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126g/43
Scope and Contents

Fragment of a hymn beginning 'The place of peace thats past belief, The place of peace is thine.'

Dates: c1893

Fragment of a love song beginning 'Ged sheideas a ghaoth', September 1909

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/161
Scope and Contents

Fragment of a love song beginning 'Ged sheideas a ghaoth'. Text is incomplete but has been scored through and given a double tick as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: September 1909

Fragment of a song and accompanying story, 12 September 1890

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/6
Scope and Contents

Fragment of a song which reads 'A Mhor bheag a dir[eadh] ghlean[n], Sa teurna[adh] bhean[n]' and accompanying story which tells how two girls heard this lullaby coming from Sithean Chroise Beaga [Sìthean Chroise Beaga or Cnocan na Croise Beaga, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] while feeding cattle. The text has been scored through in pencil as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 12 September 1890

Fragment of a song and accompanying story about a man being attacked, 19 August 1886

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/57
Scope and Contents

Fragment of a song [Uamh an Òir] which reads 'He darin a hua, Si ghaluain a charach mi' and accompanying story about a man being attacked in a cave by a gal uain [gal uaine or green she-dog].

Dates: 19 August 1886

Fragment of a song beginning 'Air a bhiolain san an t siutha', 7 August 1886

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/17
Scope and Contents

Fragment of a song collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Lochaline [Loch Àlainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] beginning 'Air a bhiolain san an t siutha, Air a ghuthan an ni an t eun'.

Dates: 7 August 1886

Fragment of a song beginning 'Air fairi e guiri ach grulan', 5 April 1872

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/52
Scope and Contents

Fragment of a song beginning 'Air fairi e guiri ach grulan, Buiean uallach tha aig iallai' probably collected from Hector MacIosaig [Hector MacIsaac], Kean Langabhat, Iochdar [Ceann Langabhat, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. The song is composed of eight lines.

Dates: 5 April 1872

Fragment of a song beginning 'An toir u do niean domh', 15 August 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/6
Scope and Contents

Fragment of a song collected from Donald MacGregor, Baile Garbh/Bailegarve, Lios Mòr/Lismore, beginning 'An toir u do niean domh Chail[leach] an Dudain' [Cailleach an Dùdain or Old Woman of the Dust Mill].

Dates: 15 August 1883

Fragment of a song beginning 'Bha thu air bannais a raoir', c1865

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/42
Scope and Contents

Fragment of a song beginning 'Bha thu air bannais a raoir' which is part of the comic song entitled 'Port (Duet)' between Donull Cuimineach and Alasdair Taillear found at CW113/30.

Dates: c1865