March 2020 Newsletter

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View this email in your browser Newsletter | Cuairt-litir TUATH – Songs of the Northlands launched on Naxos World We are delighted to announce that our latest album TUATH – Songs of the Northlands was officially launched by Naxos World in mid-February and has shipped around the world.  TUATH is an ancient Gaelic word meaning north/country/tribe and celebrates the strong connections between the peoples and cultures of the North Atlantic.  The album has twelve tracks of traditional and newly composed work mostly in Scottish Gaelic but also songs in Irish Gaelic, Norwegian, Danish and Galician.  The initial response from press and public has been incredible with BBC Radio nan Gàidheal and Isles FM both choosing TUATH as album of the week.  Building upon the success of our first album TÌR – Highland Life & Lore, TUATH is co-produced by the amazing Mike Vass who added layers of acoustic and electronic instrumentation and stunning sound-design along with session artists Innes White (guitar & mandolin) and Tom Gibbs (piano & keyboards).  TUATH – Songs of the Northlands features songs dealing with subject matters we are particularly interested in or inspired by including Brianann an t-Seoladair (about the iconic Irish saint Brendan and his voyages around the north Atlantic ocean in the 6th century); Na Fir-chlis (about the wonderment of the northern lights); Iseabail (the tragic tale of Isabell MacDuff who crowned King Robert the Bruce); Is Gael Mé (on what it means to be a Gael today).  Each song on TUATH has a specially commissioned artwork created by Dundee based print artist Freya Cumming.  It is worth checking out this beautiful work along with information on each song on our website which has a webpage dedicated to each song.  The front cover was designed by Rachel Cush of Crafty Marten Art who also designed the cover of TÌR.   You can buy, download or stream your copy of TUATH - Songs of the Northlands now and immerse yourself in this acclaimed production.   Note: this album's stunning production can be best appreciated if you have a good quality sound system, if not then grab your headphones!   Concerts | Consartan We had a wonderful concert at the Edinburgh Gaelic Club - Bothan Dhùn Èideann in early March and enjoyed airing songs from our new album.  The room was packed and it was great to perform in Gaelic to so many Gaelic speakers and learners living in the capital.  Taing mhòr uile airson am fàilte a fhuair sinn agus tha sinn an dòchas gun tèid cùisean gu math leibh tharais na bliadhna romhaibh.   We are all very concerned about the coronavirus outbreak and understand that this will impact on many concerts and engagements by artists over the coming months.  This is going to be a tough time for all and our thoughts are with those affected.   We were going to list all the concerts we have coming up over the next few months but considering that things are changing so rapidly we suggest you keep up to date on our website.   If you can't see us live then you can view three songs we sang in a short set we performed at the Gaelic Showcase at Showcase Scotland at Celtic Connections Festival 2020 in early February.  This was in front of an international delegation of festival and venue bookers.   Brian Ó hEadhra | Fiona Mackenzie sing "Brianainn an t-Seòladair" live at Celtic Connections 2020 Thank you so much for your continued support and we hope that you enjoy the new works over the coming months.  Please get in touch if you are interested in having us play near you or have suggestions for where we should play.  We'd also be delighted to hear your thoughts on TUATH too!   Stay safe... Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*