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Buain A'Choirce

from Mind the Gap by Rebsie Fairholm

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Buain A'Choirce (Reaping Oats) is a Scottish Gaelic song which probably originated as a women's work song, in the days when fields of oats were harvested by women who formed a long line and worked in unison. They sang songs like this to keep the momentum going and to relieve the boredom. Buain A'Choirce is a typical song of its kind: the chorus is made up of vocables (nonsense syllables) which enabled everyone to sing along, and the rhythm would make anyone want to go out and swing a scythe.

lyrics

Latha dhomh 's mi buain a'choirce
Gheàrr mi beum 's cha robh e socair

Refrain:
Horo sna hoir ri ri o
Hi ri ri ri horo eile
Horo sna hoir ri ri o

Gheàrr mi beum 's cha robh e socair
Ghèarr mi mo ghlùn is leig mi osna

Ghèarr mi mo ghlùn is leig mi osna
Shuidh mi air uachdair a'ghoirtein

Shuidh mi air uachdair a'ghoirtein
Dh'fheuch am faicinn fear do choltais

Dh'fheuch am faicinn fear do choltais
Fear 'chùil duinn 's nan gruaidhean dosrach

Fhaoilinn bhig a shnamhas an caolas
Beir mo shoraidh bhuam gu'm leannain

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from Mind the Gap, released July 1, 2007
(traditional, arranged by Rebsie Fairholm and William Shaw)

Rebsie: vocals, 11-string guitar (yes, sorry, I broke one)
William Shaw: mandolin, violin, electronica

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Rebsie Fairholm Cheltenham, UK

Haunting psych-folk inspired by the English landscape and the spirits of the ancestors. I play 12-string guitar, harp, piano, cornamuse, whistle and whatever else comes to hand. Now working full time with Marvin B Naylor.

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