This song is in praise of the historic Galician city of Santiago de Compostela. The song, an original composition by Gillebride MacMillan in Gaelic and Galician, praises the place and its people and the pilgrims and walkers who go in their thousands every year on their Camino to Santiago. Gillebride is joined by Rosa Cedron […]
Manus Mo Rùin by Cruinn
In 1115 Earl Magnus (Manus) of Orkney was killed by his jealous half brother Earl Hakon. St Manus has had devotional followers to this very day. This poem is from the wonderful collection of folklore, Carmina Gadelica, by Alexander Carmichael. This track has been nominated for Traditional Track of the Year for BBC Radio 2 […]
Tàladh Dhòmhnaill Ghuirm by Kim Carnie
A Traditional Gaelic waulking song; a lullaby to Donald of Sleat. The mother describes the ship which comes into the bay, with three masts of willow, a golden helm, and a well of wine. She wishes the strength of bulls and storms upon her son. The track features the live line up: guitarist Innes White, […]
Troubles by The Shee
The first track on their album Decadence. THE SHEE bring Electro-harp, accordion, fiddles, flute, mandolin and three powerful voices together with their diverse range of individual musical influences to produce an adventurous brew of Folk, Gaelic and Bluegrass. Their third and most recent album, ‘Murmurations’ was received to great acclaim, the launch tour leading to […]
Oran a’ Khookaburra (The Song of the Kookaburra) by Jim Sutherland
A song from Jim Sutherland’s Struileag piece written in 2014. Constantly nudging at the boundaries of culture and style, Jim is a free-thinking original whose commissions have included composing music for film, TV, large-scale events and national celebrations. His fingerprints, as a musician, producer and composer, can be found on more than two hundred albums […]
Obair Oidhche by Niteworks
‘Obair Oidhche’ is an instrumental track from Niteworks debut album ‘NW’. Featuring a composition by the legendary piper Gordon Duncan, set over an intricate rhythm and lush synths. The track is as at home on the headphones as it is on the dance floor, working listeners into a trance as it travels seamlessly forward. The […]
Leis a’ Bhàta by WHYTE
This song survives in the oral tradition of Mull and is considered there to be of local origin. Verses not current in Mull tradition are preserved in published versions and verse 4 is a nod to the version published in 1879 in An t-Òranaiche. The version in An t-Òranaiche makes it clear that the subject […]
Seinn O’ by LAS
Seinn O is the first single from all female Scottish & Irish five piece, LAS. Taken from their self titled debut EP, it features lively puirt à beul ‘Seinn O Churadail’ & ‘Thoir a-nall Ailean ‘Ugam’, interspersed by the lively traditional Irish reel, ‘The Miller of Drohan’. ‘Las’ (meaning ignite), explore the cultural links between […]
Ailein Duinn by Catriona Watt
Ailein duinn (“Dark-haired Alan”) is a traditional Scottish song for solo female voice, a lament that was written in Gàidhlig for Ailean Moireasdan (“Alan Morrison”) by his fiancée, Annag Chaimbeul (“Annie Campbell”). In 1788, Ailean, a sailor, set off with his ship to Scalpay, Harris, where he and Annag would be married. In a tragic […]
The Gathering by John Somerville
This is the first track from the “Voyage of the Hector” suite written by John Somerville and commissioned by Feis Rois. The suite of music chronollogically tells the story of the Hector’s journey as it made its dramatic journey from Ullapool to Pictou, Nova Scotia in the summer of 1773. John Somerville is one of […]
