OT: 24 August 1901 – [Unsigned] “Songs of Lorn XXIV: “O Gur Mis’ Tha Sona Dheth,” Cruachan-Bheann, and XXV: Taobh Mo Theine Fein”

The Oban Times, 24 August, 1901 Songs of Lorn Cruachan-Beann With reference to the version of this song given in a recent issue, a grand-daughter of Patrick McIntyre, author of the song, writes to say that his family were of the Glenetive McIntyres, and that they resided in Glenoe before going to Letterwood, Lochaweside. Glenoe […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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