Am Faca Tu Saor an t-Sàbhaidh? – Have You Seen the Sawing Joiner?

Am Faca Tu Saor an t-Sàbhaidh? – Have You Seen the Sawing Joiner?

This light-hearted port à beul is a bit of a tongue-twister. The lyrics are a play on the words saor an t-sàbhaidh (sawing joiner) and sàbh an t-saoir (joiner’s saw). Full lyrics can be found here.

Here’s Anne Marie MacLean singing it in a set at the Mòd in 2000: https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/95360?l=en.

Rev. Willie Mattheson sings a similar version: https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/87237?l=en

There’s a fantastic contemporary setting of it on this track by Scone:

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