Karen Matheson - My Father Sent Me to the House of Sorrow video free download


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Duration: 03:29
Uploaded: 2008/07/07

The Highland Sessions:

A Skye "waulking song". Chuir m'Athair Mise Dha'n Taigh Charraideach (My Father Sent Me to the House of Sorrow), incorporating Seudan a'Chuain (Jewels of the Ocean)

Karen Matheson - vocals

Comments

9 years ago

bbtesla

Grand, a very grand performance.

9 years ago

ByronRaver

The dream shall never die.The 45.

10 years ago

Liam O Broin

Awesome stuff!

10 years ago

Paul Smallriver

Magical and incomparable 

11 years ago

Jean-Claude BELLEC

beaucoup d'émotion, de pureté et de beauté Merci Karen

11 years ago

mariancolts

God is speaking through Ms. Matheson. We should listen.

11 years ago

Hans Ringenier

Karen is a great singer!

12 years ago

09walon

Best GCSE song so far!

13 years ago

Fraser Leith

@whateverfloats Mise cuideachd.

13 years ago

What a Name

@arrakis2oo6 i think its about a girl who is marrying a man who she doesnt love.

13 years ago

rosieposie1968

@arrakis2oo6 Hello, I know you asked for info over a year ago, so meaby you have already found it. capercaillie.co.uk/discography/lyrics/nadurra/ and you can look under Skye Waulking Song. kind regards, Rosieposie.

13 years ago

rosieposie1968

Thank you!

13 years ago

Scott Goodison

Did this song for GCSE music - love it so gentle and soft! Just luxuary for the ears!

13 years ago

Alex Leonard

@buttonpuncher What if he was just that broke? Now I want to learn Gaelic so that I know what the lyrics mean...

13 years ago

Sarah McUmber-House

The tune starting in the middle is "Jewels of the Ocean", by Allan McDonald, I believe.

13 years ago

rubyramone

wow...Karen Matheson....what else is there to say/

13 years ago

Glenn Hall

Wonderful music! One of the best singers!

13 years ago

jkosmdd

@tomtscotland Thanks so much!

14 years ago

daisydooker

for a perfect example type in waulking the cloth

14 years ago

Henry Bilke

Thank you for clearing this up. In the U.S., where I live, a House of Sorrow has another meaning. I found it hard that a father would send his daughter to a "house of ill-repute", i.e. a bordello.

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