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Songs and Pipes of the Hebrides

Various Artists
Album cover for the release Songs and Pipes of the Hebrides. In the Outer Hebrides, an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, music has played a central role in entertainment and relieving the monotony of hard work. Daily chores—milking, reaping, spinning—were set to a rhythmic pattern and were often structured by call-and-response singing. Other genres on the album include "mouth music" for dancing, a lullaby, and piping. This music is old, and sung without harmony. Liner notes include a brief history of the islands and their culture as well as song lyrics in Gaelic and their English translation and explanation.

Track Listing

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John MacLeod
03:17
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102
Archie MacDonald
01:46
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103
John MacLeod and John MacInnes
04:13
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104
Rena MacLean
02:41
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105
Archie MacDonald
03:26
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106
Archie MacDonald
02:39
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201
Don MacKinnon
03:11
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202
John MacInnes
03:18
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203
Don MacKinnon
01:35
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204
Hebrides bagpiper
02:25
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205
Hebrides bagpiper
01:50
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206
Hebrides women singing while waulking cloth
03:12