Leaving Barra was composed by Michael MacKinnon, and it is possibly best known as a song sung by Calum Kennedy. My setting comes from the playing of Jimmy Shand.

The Fair Maid of Barra was written by John Campbell of Barra. I once read that the fair maid in question was Morag MacAulay (1911-1998), a Barra historian, storyteller and Gaelic singer.

Leaving Barra is also available in other sets, with with Cailin Mo Ruin Sa, with The Mist Covered Mountains of Home.