Lyr Req: Orain Chaluim Sqaire

Subject: Lyr Req: Orain Chaluim Sqaire
From: GUEST,Sylvio
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 11:25 AM

Would love to have the lyrics for this lovely song!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Orain Chaluim Sqaire
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 07 Oct 07 - 11:27 PM

Google gets more hits with "ORAIN CHALUIM SGAIRE" (Note: spelled with a "G".)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Orain Chaluim Sqaire
From: GUEST,HughM
Date: 08 Oct 07 - 08:13 AM

It's in the Gaelic Resources Database of the Western Isles Council, at www.cne-siar.gov.uk/grd. Click on "Search the GRD" and enter Calum Sgaire or Oran Chaluim Sgaire in the title box.
It's also on one of Mairi Mc.Innes's CD's, either This Feeling Inside or Orosay, and the words are in the sleeve notes. I think it's also in Anne Lorne-Gillies's Songs of Gaelic Scotland and one of the Ceo\l nam Feis books.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Orain Chaluim Sqaire
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 08 Oct 07 - 12:45 PM

And, since none of you seem to have tried the onsite search engine, I should add that two earlier discussions here include links to a text provided by George Seto:

Lyr Req: calum sgaire

Oran Chaluim Sgaire

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Orain Chaluim Sqaire
From: GUEST,HughM
Date: 08 Oct 07 - 03:59 PM

Beg pardon! It's not on the CD's I mentioned. It's sung by Mairi MacInnes on the CD Ar Ca\nan 's ar Ceo\l by Gaelic Women, CDTRAX172. This version is more or less the same as in Ceo\l nam Fe\is 2 and in Malcolm's links. The GRD has more verses and Anne Lorne-Gillies more still.
It certainly is a lovely song. I'll have to learn it myself when I've decided which verses to include and which to leave out.
The name of the village is Bo\stadh (there is a typo in the links).