Nife Nae: A Work Song Recording of Women Fishing

Marie-Annick Moreau authored a 13.3 MB WAV audio file titled "The 'Nife Nae' work song". The recording captures women singing a work song while fishing, with the song's theme described as a woman defying her husband to be with the man she loves. The dataset was last updated on June 3, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze musical structure and vocal patterns based on the audio recording.
• Study the cultural context of work songs based on the described theme of defiance and love.
• Research oral history and storytelling traditions based on the song's narrative content.
• Train audio classification models on a specific genre of folk music based on the work song label.

Strengths

• File size is 13.3 MB, indicating a substantial audio recording.
• The description provides specific context about the song's performance and thematic content.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level metadata are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual audio quality and recording specifics require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Marie-Annick Moreau

Collection Method

Likely a field recording of a live performance.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 12:29:28; freshness should be verified.