Fear a’ Bhàta - The Boatman, sung by Linn Phipps with Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club, Cresfest 2024

Fear a’ Bhàta (The Boatman), sung by Linn Phipps with harp-player Dave Alloway and young fiddlers of the Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club, at the Scottish Farewell at Cresfest 2024.
This beautiful and well-known Gaelic love song, Fear a’ Bhàta, was written by Jane Finlayson (Sìne NicFhionnlaigh) of Tong in the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides of Scotland, in the late 18th century. She wrote about her love for the fisherman Donald MacRae of Uig, Lewis, whom she later married.
Cresfest:
Cresfest cresfest.com.au is a wonderful 3-day festival of dance and music in the heritage town of Creswick, Australia, embracing performances, workshops, busking and lots of fun. Linn was delighted to participate, and to sing with musicians of the Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club for the Scottish Farewell. A big thank you to them all and to everyone who organised and took part, including Judy, Stella, Pam, Amelia and Bill.
Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club:
MSFC www.melbournescottishfiddlers... is a wide ranging group of musicians, meeting monthly to share Scottish tunes, and musical techniques. They perform regularly at folk festivals across Australia. Their fourth and fifth CDs both won Golden Fiddle Awards for Best CD.
Linn:
Website linnphippsfolk.co.uk
CZcams channel / linnphipps
Linn is won the Silver Pendant (the Royal National Mod Medal for learners of Gaelic) in 2008. She leads a monthly free zoom learn-a-Gaelic-song workshop and a monthly free online Celtic language sing, Srùbag.

[@AmeriCeltic]

Good job, Linn

[@LinnPhipps]

Thanks a lot!