29 July 2019
- Field Recording
- Folk
- Atmospheric
- Gritty
- Delicate
- Melancholy
- Mystical
Òrain Luaidh
Òrain Luaidh are Scottish folk songs, traditionally sung in Gaelic by women while waulking cloth.
This contribution to the archive is an excerpt of the whole show, featuring two songs:
Bodachan cha phos mi sung by Mrs Martin & Chorus
Gur e mo ghille dubh-dhonn sung by Nan Buchanan & Chorus
The recordings were made by The University of Edinburgh’s School of Scottish Studies.
