Gaelic oral history recordings, Scottish folk music, and Gaelic psalm singing recordings from the Gairloch Heritage Museum Oral History, Gaelic Story and Song Collection.
Scope and Contents
A collection of songs, music, stories and testimony from the Gaelic community.
Dates
- Creation: 1960-2000.
Conditions Governing Access
The physical media described here are held by the Gairloch Heritage Museum and are not available for consultation in the National Library of Scotland.
Extent
387 Sound recordings
Language of Materials
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The original recordings were captured on magnetic tape audio cassettes and reels. The 387 carriers (26 open reels and 361 cassettes) were digitised under the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage (UOSH) project.
Other Finding Aids
Further information about the creation and management of the original recordings may be available from the Gairloch Heritage Museum.
Custodial History
The tapes were temporarily deposited with the National Library of Scotland to enable digitisation under the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage (UOSH) project.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Temporary deposit, 2018, by the Gairloch Heritage Museum.
Existence and Location of Copies
Gairloch Heritage Museum, reference MA 1987.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digitised copies of the sound recordings are held by the Gairloch Heritage Museum, the National Library of Scotland, and the British Library.
The copies at the British Library are available through its Sound and Moving Image (SAMI) catalogue (http://sami.bl.uk).
The copies held by the National Library of Scotland will become available in due course. Further information is available through the Moving Image and Sound Archive.
Source
- Gairloch Heritage Museum (Organization)
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk