Lyrics. Muscial compositions: Songs.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Words, divided into stanzas or strophes, which directly express the writer's own thoughts and sentiments, and are either to be sung or suggest the characteristic of song. For poems set to music, SEE Poems.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Gaelic verse mostly of Badenoch poets, collected in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and formerly held in the Cluny Charter Chest.
File
Identifier: Acc.11044
Scope and Contents
A collection of Gaelic verse, mostly of poets from the Badenoch area. It was written down in the late 18th century, with some later additions at the end. Most of the songs were published by Thomas Sinton in his article "Gaelic poetry from the Cluny charter chest", 'Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness' XXIII (1898-1899), pp. 247-281 (referred to below as "Sinton, TGSI"), and again in 'The Poetry of Badenoch' (Inverness 1906) by the same author.The collection was...
Dates:
1791-1801 and undated.
Letter and printed songs of Willison Glass.
File
Identifier: Acc.14077
Content Description
Printed copy of sample songs and covering letter to propose the publication by subscription for "The Albyn Posey".
"The Albyn Posey" does not appear to have been published.
Dates:
1829.
Music and other papers of John Davidson and James Scott Skinner.
Series
Identifier: MSS.22076-22077
Dates:
1896, 1917, 1922, undated.