The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #1870 Message #1330070
Posted By: John Routledge
17-Nov-04 - 12:27 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Unst Boat Song / Uist Boat Song
Subject: RE: Unst Boat Song
The song is a small fragment of a long epic.
It describes the scene in the harbour as wives and children nervously watch a storm brew up whilst waiting for husbands/fathers to return from fishing.