The Oban Times, 10 August, 1901 SONGS OF LORN The following song is by Seumas Sea, otherwise known as Seumas Mac’ille Sheathanaich, Bard Loch-nan-eala (James Shaw, bard of Lochnell). He is said to have been born in 1758 and to have died 1828; others give the dates as 1759 and 1834. He enjoyed the patronage […]
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OT: 3 August 1901 – [Unsigned] “Songs of Lorn XVIII: An Gaidheal a’ Fagail a Dhuthcha and XIX: Fuadach nan Gaidheal”
The Oban Times, 3 August, 1901 SONGS OF LORN The following song is by the late John Campbell, Ledaig. It has been adapted to an old air, named in a book of Strathspeys and Reels, by Donald MacLaren, Taymouth, “Miss MacDonald, Kinloch Moidart’s favourite.” It would be interesting to know the right name of the […]
OT: 27 July 1901 – [Unsigned] “Songs of Lorn XVI: Tir Mo Ghraidh and XVII: Cailin donn ‘a chuailein reidh”
OT: 13 July 1901 – [Unsigned] “Songs of Lorn XII: ‘Is Toigh Leam A’Ghaidhealtachd’ and XIII: ‘Cuachag nan Gleann’
OT: 20 July 1901 – [Unsigned] “Songs of Lorn XIV: Mo Dhachaidh and XV: Thigibh, a Chlann, thun an Fhuarain Aird”
The Oban Times, 20 July 1901 The following song is one of a number which occur in the poem by Mrs. K.W. Grant that gained first prize at the Mod held in Perth in 1900. The air was made for the song. The nature of the words and the simple character of the air commend […]
