Gaelic and Scots Song
Location: Burgh Hall, Dunoon,
Date: May 8th
Time: 7:30 PM
Gaelic and Scots Song Concert with EMILY SMITH and MAGGIE MacINNES
It is VERY rare to find award winning Gaelic singers and Scots singers on the same stage. This is a real opportunity for Dunoon residents and visitors! ‘Scots Singer of the Year 2008’ in the BBC Trad Music Awards Emily Smith has firmly established herself as a leading light in the Scottish folk scene. Since winning the 2002 ‘BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award’ she has released three critically acclaimed albums, toured extensively with her band on the international folk circuit and is recognised not only as one of Scotland’s finest interpreters of traditional song but also as a talented songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Maggie MacInnes won the Gaelic Singer of the Year Award and also plays the clarsach. She comes from a long line of Gaelic singers from Barra and learnt most of her songs from her mother the highly acclaimed traditional singer, Flora MacNeil M.B.E. Maggie has performed in various groups over the years such as Ossian, Fuaim, Eclipse First and The Maggie MacInnes Band and she has travelled widely with her music touring in many parts of Europe, U.S.A. and Canada. She also appears frequently on radio and television both at home and abroad.