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Thread #5119 Message #2812766
Posted By: meself
15-Jan-10 - 12:30 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Cape Breton Lullaby (Kenneth Leslie)
Subject: RE: Origins: Cape Breton Lullaby (Kenneth Leslie)
The Simon Fraser Collection was published first in 1815 - it claims that its tunes were 'Chiefly acquired, during the Interesting Period from 1715 to 1745'.
Having noted the above - I regret to say that to my ear "Caidil gu la" bears no relation to the melody to which Cape Breton Lullaby is commonly sung. Perhaps Tim Jacques was confusing "Caidil gu la" with another tune in the collection ... ?