The Oban Times, 10 August 1901 The Age Of “Tha Mo Run Air A’Ghille” (209 Years) By Dr. Keith B. MacDonald In the majority of the older Gaelic songs it is impossible even to guess when they were first composed, without some clue of a historical nature, hence it is of importance to note such […]
Author: Alan Armstrong
OT: 10 August 1901 – [Unsigned] “Songs of Lorn XX: Bidh fonn oirre daonnan and XXI: A’ Chailin ‘tha ‘tamh mu Loch-Eite”
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 […]
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 […]
OT: 6 July 1901 – [Unsigned] “Songs of Lorn X: Cruachan-Beann”
The Oban Times, 6 July, 1901 The following Gaelic song, “Cruachan-Beann,” was composed by the late Mr. Patrick MacIntyre, teacher, who was brought up in Leitir-beann, Lochaweside, and not, as has been sometimes erroneously stated, by Capt. Patrick MacIntyre, R.M., author of “Cumha Chlann-an-t-Saoir.” [ed. the following English translations are by Malcolm MacFarlane and Alan […]
OT: 6 July 1901 – [Unsigned] “The Bagpipes At The Exhibition”
The Oban Times, July 6, 1901 The Bagpipes At The Exhibition For many weeks, says a Glasgow correspondent, the total absence of bagpipe music from the Exhibition was a grief to many admirers of the glorious skirl. Now this defect has been remedied, and the famous pipe band of the 2nd Highland Light Infantry discourses […]
OT: 29 June 1901 – [Unsigned] “Songs of Lorn IX: Bochdan na Rioghachd”
OT: 29 June 1901 – [Unsigned] “Songs of Lorn VIII: Bhi ‘gan cuimhneachadh ‘s ‘gan ionndrainn”
The Oban Times, 29 June 1901 Songs of Lorn VIII.– Bhi ‘gan cuimhneachad ‘s ‘gan ionndrainn Le IAIN MAC ‘ILLE BHAIN (Nach Maireann). The following song should be of particular interest to our local readers; and it is possible there may be among them some who could favour us with notes about the author and […]
