Written by Donald Morrison for his wife (Murdo's mother) asking her to come home to Ness. Donald Morrison died in 1964. The lyrics are from a hand-typed copy owned by Murdo J Morrison
Torquil MacLeod sings Marbh-Rann do Ishbel NicLeòid (‘Lament to Ishbel NicLeòid’) in his home in Stornoway, Lewis, on 25 March 2022. The lament was written by Catriona Campbell in the 1960s. Catriona was a well-respected spiritual composer who lived…