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Two songs arranged for senior choral competition by Anna Nic Diarmaid (Anne MacDearmid)., 1980

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Identifier: Acc.13695/79

Scope and Contents

Two songs (puirt-à-beul) for choir of four voices, arranged by Anna Nic Diarmaid (Anne MacDearmid) in 1980 for the Senior Choral competition in 1981:

Song beginning 'Nighean donn à Sgùlamas / Tha list o thabobh a cùil oirre'. 2 stanzas of 4 lines, with a chorus of 4 lines beginning 'Cha toir Iain Mór an nighean dhomh / Cha toir, cha toir, cha toir, cha toir'. The author is stated to be Mairead Arnott.

Song, stated to be traditional, beginning 'Tha biodag air Mac Thómais, / Tha biodag fhada mhór aig'. 3 stanzas of 4 lines, with a chorus of 4 lines beginning 'Tha bioda air 's i gliogadaich / Os cionn bann na griogais aig''.

The two songs are also found combined into a port-à-beul choir piece. The arrangements for both songs are preserved here in several draft copies.

Dates

  • Creation: 1980

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Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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