TÌR - Highland Life & Lore
TÌR - Highland Life & Lore is a new musical and visual arts project lead by Highland based duo Brian Ó hEadhra & Fiona Mackenzie. The duo have collected and written songs from the Highlands & Islands dealing with both traditional and contemporary subject matter which is still relevant to life in the Highlands today. The subject matter include customs, beliefs and folklife, engagement with our natural environment, emigration and immigration, land reform, and sustainable living.
Over summer 2018 Brian Ó hEadhra | Fiona Mackenzie recorded the album of twelve songs with Keith Morrison of the Wee Studio in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis and acclaimed musician/composer Mike Vass at GloWorm Recording, Glasgow. Other musicians featuring on the album are Innes White and Anna Murray. Mike Vass co-produced TÌR and help provide the cinematic soundscape which has made this innovative recording stand out sonically and musically. Sound engineer, Iain Hutchison of GloWorm expertly mixed and mastered the album.
There has been early interest in this high quality recordings by various media and production companies seeking authentic, rich vocals with cutting edge sound design and music production.
The illustration elements of the project were drawn by the talented Highland artist - Rachel Cush of Crafty Marten Art and the inlay was designed by Anna Rothach of Graficanna. They have used the music to inspire their work and have created a contemporary vision for each song and the project as a whole.
Fiona Mackenzie: "We have been researching and thinking about this project for a number of years and are very excited to be able to finally bring it to fruition. The Highlands and islands are a huge inspiration to us and we are delighted to be working with other artists from this beautiful and culturally rich area of Scotland."
Brian Ó hEadhra: "The work will has rich layered vocals and interesting sounds and arrangements which reflects the subject matter and sense of living in the Highlands today. Most of the work is in Gaelic but we also sing in English and even Latin. We want to present the region as an amazing place to live but not shy away from difficult social, environmental and political issues."
Over summer 2018 Brian Ó hEadhra | Fiona Mackenzie recorded the album of twelve songs with Keith Morrison of the Wee Studio in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis and acclaimed musician/composer Mike Vass at GloWorm Recording, Glasgow. Other musicians featuring on the album are Innes White and Anna Murray. Mike Vass co-produced TÌR and help provide the cinematic soundscape which has made this innovative recording stand out sonically and musically. Sound engineer, Iain Hutchison of GloWorm expertly mixed and mastered the album.
There has been early interest in this high quality recordings by various media and production companies seeking authentic, rich vocals with cutting edge sound design and music production.
The illustration elements of the project were drawn by the talented Highland artist - Rachel Cush of Crafty Marten Art and the inlay was designed by Anna Rothach of Graficanna. They have used the music to inspire their work and have created a contemporary vision for each song and the project as a whole.
Fiona Mackenzie: "We have been researching and thinking about this project for a number of years and are very excited to be able to finally bring it to fruition. The Highlands and islands are a huge inspiration to us and we are delighted to be working with other artists from this beautiful and culturally rich area of Scotland."
Brian Ó hEadhra: "The work will has rich layered vocals and interesting sounds and arrangements which reflects the subject matter and sense of living in the Highlands today. Most of the work is in Gaelic but we also sing in English and even Latin. We want to present the region as an amazing place to live but not shy away from difficult social, environmental and political issues."
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All artwork by Rachel Cush of Crafty Marten Art
All artwork by Rachel Cush of Crafty Marten Art
