FTX-192 - THE BROWN GIRL

THE HEBRIDES -2- BENBECULA

This album, the second of three, includes 15 actuality recordings in Scots Gaelic of "waulking" i.e. work songs by leader and chorus used for stretching locally made tweed. On Side B are some more waulking and examples of solo performances: a lullaby, a nativity song and some mouth-music. Singers include Fanny MacIsaac, Mrs MacDonald, Kate McMillan, Mrs A.J.McLennan, Mrs Nicholson, Effie Monk, Penny Morrison, Kate MacCormick and Mary MacPhee.

1. MO NIGHEAN DONN BHOIDEACH (My pretty brown-haired maid) Fanny MacIsaac (Torlum) - 1.23

2. CHIUIR IAD MISE DHA 'N T-SABHAL (They put me in the barn) As previous - 1.30

3. MAIGHDEAN AIR AN D' THUG NIAL OG (The Maid loved by Ian MacNeil) Mrs Penny Morrison - 3.05

4. MUIRCHAIDH BHIG A CINN A CHONAIS (Little Murdoch of Broom End) As previous - 4.36

5. ALASDAIR OIG 'IC NEACAIL (Young Alastair Nicholson) Mrs MacDonald - 2.12

6. GAOL 'ISE, GAOL 'I (My love is she, loved is she) Kate MacMillan - 2.00

7. THA MULAD, THA MULAD (Sadness is on me) Mrs A.J.MacLennan (Hacklett) - 2.50

8. RINN MI MOICHERIGH GU EIRIGH (I hastened to rise early) Mrs MacCormick - 2.10

9. GUR E MISE THA FO GHURUAIM (It is I who is sad) Fanny MacIsaac - 1.22

10. NIGHEAN THALL (Yonder Girl) Effie Monk (Torlum) - 1.18

11. GU DE NISTA NI MISE? (What shall I do now?) Mrs A.J.MacLennan - 1.38

12. MO NIGHEAN DONN A CORNAIG (Dark-haired maid of Cornaig) Mrs Nicholson - 2.36

13. CHA TEID MI (No, not I) Penny Morrison - 2.06

14. CHAI0IL M'N RAOIR AIR AN AIRIGH (Last night I slept on the sheiling) Mrs Nicholson - 1.47

15. ILLE DHUINN BHOIDEACH (Brown-haired maiden) Effie Monk - 3.30

16. A MHIC DHUGAIL 'IC RUAIRIDH (Son of Douglas, son of Rory) - Penny Morrison 4.45

17. CAISTEL BHUIRBH (Castle Borve - frag) Fanny MacIsaac - 0.24

18. SE E DO BHEATHA MHOIRE MHAIGHDEA (Nativity Song) As previous - 1.58

19. DOMHNULL DUBH NAN GOBHAR (Dark Donald of the goats) Penny Morrison - 1.14

20. HELLAHAM BATHAN AN BOTHAM (Mouth music) As previous - 0.57

21. O HO I O HAO RIU (Waulking Song) As previous - 4.30

22. AM BRON BINN (Melodious lord - Norse lament) Kate MacCormick - 4.05

23. CHA TIG MOR (Dunvegan Dirge) Lullaby: Mrs A.J.MacLennan - 2.08

24. A BHEAN AGAM FHEIN (My own wife) Mary MacPhee - 3.26

Recorded by Alan Lomax in 1951 & edited by Peter Kennedy & first published on Folktrax cassettes 1978.

#1, 2 & 5 may be found in the FAY-SHAW collection (1955) pp.222, 225 & 220.

#6, 8, 9 & 11 in McCORMICK 19 p294, 17, 13 p.273 & 17 p287 (notes)

#8 in KENNEDY-FRASER 3 xvi & IV 55.

#9 in KENNEDY-FRASER 3 p72.

#10 in KENNEDY-FRASER 2 p157.

#12 in KENNEDY-FRASER 2 p140 & KENNEDY FSBI (1975) #19.