This album is a special collection of Scottish Gaelic music and song, accompanied by Dáithí Sproule (guitar, of Altan) and Andrea Stern (harp), with singer Laura MacKenzie adding wooden flutes, whistles, concertina and Scottish smallpipes to the production’s colorful palette. The North Star Gaelic Singers also add their spirited vocals to two tracks. The album is a gorgeous selection of traditional music, ranging in theme from great longings to humorous delights, with a special connection to Scottish heritage in America.
From Uig to Duluth
Scottish Gaelic Music and Song
Laura MacKenzie - vocals, wooden flutes, whistles, Scottish smallpipes. concertina
Dáithí Sproule – guitar; Andrea Stern – harp; The North Star Gaelic Singers – additional vocals
The songs and melodies were sourced primarily from field recordings made in Duluth, Minnesota in 1937 of Scottish Gaelic singer John Matheson, who immigrated to Duluth from Uig, Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland in 1905. In both Scotland and North America, Matheson was held in the highest regard as a traditional singer, and his music gladdened the heart of many an immigrant Scot in Duluth and beyond.
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