Mar a Tha Mo Chridhe
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Mar a Tha Mo Chridhe is the début music
album
by Scottish
musician
Julie Fowlis
. It is sung entirely in Scottish Gaelic, and the album title means "As My Heart Is".
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
album
Album
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by Scottish
Scottish people
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musician
Musician
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Julie Fowlis
Julie Fowlis
Julie Fowlis is a Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic.-Musical career:Fowlis grew up in North Uist, an island in the Outer Hebrides, in a Gaelic-speaking community, and has been involved in singing, piping and dancing since she was a child.She is a...
. It is sung entirely in Scottish Gaelic, and the album title means "As My Heart Is".
Track listing
- "Oganaich Uir a Rinn M' Fhagail" – 2:40
- "Tha Mo Ghaol Air Aird a' Chuain" – 3:07
- "Biodh an Deoch Seo 'n Laimh Mo Ruin" – 3:47
- "Jigs and reels" – 5:29
- "Tha Caolas Eadar Mi 's Iain" – 4:49
- "Ged a Sheol Mi Air M' Aineol" – 3:08
- "Reels" – 2:53
- "Mo Bhean Chomain" – 3:31
- "Puirt" – 2:41
- "A Mhaighdeannan 's a Mhnathan Og" – 4:02
- "Strathspey and reels" – 3:37
- "Moladh Uibhist" – 4:27
Personnel
Additional input needed- Julie FowlisJulie FowlisJulie Fowlis is a Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic.-Musical career:Fowlis grew up in North Uist, an island in the Outer Hebrides, in a Gaelic-speaking community, and has been involved in singing, piping and dancing since she was a child.She is a...
– Vocals, Highland PipesGreat Highland BagpipeThe Great Highland Bagpipe is a type of bagpipe native to Scotland. It has achieved widespread recognition through its usage in the British military and in pipe bands throughout the world. It is closely related to the Great Irish Warpipes....
, FluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, WhistlesWhistleA whistle or call is a simple aerophone, an instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means... - Muireann Nic AmhlaoibhMuireann Nic AmhlaoibhMuireann Nic Amhlaoibh is a musician and singer from County Kerry, Ireland. She is the lead singer from the traditional music group Danú. Her name is pronounced MWI-ren Nick OWL-eve.-Biography:...
– Vocals - Eamon DoorleyDanúDanú is an Irish traditional music band.The members of Danú met in Waterford in Southeastern Ireland in 1994. After performing in the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in 2005, the then thrown-together group decided to consolidate as a band....
– BouzoukiBouzoukiThe bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
, FiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music... - Iain Mac Donald
- John Doyle - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
External links
- Julie Fowlis – official site with lyrics and sleeve notes