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Posted by bipasha roy on 25 March 2024
Found a song I'd been looking for, for 45 years!
Hello! When I was little, my father would play a Scottish album that included Tha fadachd orm fhìn, a Rìgh. It had the sound of the beating of the wool on the table, as the women sang it. The song stuck in my head, and as a 10 year old, I made up the words, singing it as "Ta Ta Fashad Smee Ni Ree". FINALLY was able to locate the real name, and lyric, by skimming your song list, and have found Ellen MacDonald singing it, via youtube. THANK YOU so much for helping me find this! It's been in my head all these years. To add to that, I grew up thinking I was Irish and French heritage, but DNA test last years came up with 71% Scottish and Irish. Guess my DNA really connected to that song :)
Posted by Kathleen on 19 August 2019
Hi Kathleen, so pleased that you were able to find this song. I know what it's like to have a song in your head and be desperate to track it down! Some day perhaps Sgioba Luaidh will get round to recording Tha fadachd orm, to let you hear it as a waulking song!
Posted by Frances on 25 August 2019
Frances sent me this link on FB...
Thank you for sending me the Waulking song link. I live in the USA and hope to get over to my hame one day. We have a twinned city here to Stornoway called Pendleton that is in the state of Soit Carolina, where I stay. Cheers!
Posted by Henrietta Blair on 21 February 2017
Auchindrain experience
The Auchindrain township was fascinating and evocative but it was brought to life by you ladies. Hearing about spinning, weaving, the tweed and then the waulking was so interesting. The pièce de résistance was the singing and the demonstration. Being able to join in was just magical. Truly memorable. Thank you. Maybe get you down to Essex yet! You made our holiday!
Posted by Graeme Bruce on 28 May 2016
Auchindrain today
Most enjoyable half hour spent chatting with you all and listening to your sngs. Informative and fun. The Dumbarton 2
Posted by Brian on 27 June 2015
Glad you enjoyed your visit. It was a pleasure to meet you, and we hope you will come back to Auchindrain and lend a hand on 26 July when we'll be waulking a new tweed.
Posted by Frances on 27 June 2015
request for demonstration
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Presentation to Nerston SWRI
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Govan Old Parish Church
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Waulking on te Isle of Lismore
Posted on 26 July 2012
Fascinating
Posted on 15 June 2012
Waulking
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Poland
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Mull
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Love the website
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Posted on 15 May 2011
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Posted on 20 March 2011
Wonderful!
Posted on 20 March 2011
Auchindrain
Posted on 02 August 2010
Songs
Lovely translations, and even the occasional music! The very first song is so funny! Have you thought of publishing a book of your songs?

Posted by Evelyn on 11 April 2010
Congratulations!
Posted on 25 November 2009
Love the website!
Posted on 20 November 2009
new website
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new website
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