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Urram

by Karen Matheson

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Gura mise tha gu dubhach 05:08
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A' Bhirlinn Bharrach 04:31 video
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Ca na dh'fhag thu m'fhichead gini 04:07
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Ci an Fhidheall/Cupair thu 03:59
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Urnaigh a bhan Thigreach 03:33
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Cha teid mor a Bharraigh Bhronach 03:53
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Maol Ruanaidh Ghlinneachain 04:11
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Taladh Throndairnis 03:44
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Chuir iad an t-suil a Pilot ban 03:39
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Eilean Fraoich 04:50
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Cadal cha dean mi 05:55
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about

Internationally recognized as lead vocalist of acclaimed crossover folk band Capercaillie (with whom she has toured over 30 countries and sold over a million albums) this solo project ‘Urram’ (Gaelic for respect) is a musical love letter to her families’ Hebridean roots, with a collection of timeless Gaelic songs that evoke the character and atmosphere of Island life, through work songs, love songs, lullabies, mouth music and evocative poems to the surroundings.

The sound of the album is engagingly contemporary in it’s ambition though, with guest musicians including Seckou Keita (Senegal) on African kora, Soumik Datta (India) on Sarod, Scotland’s Mr.McFall’s Chamber group on strings, Innes White & Sorren MacLean on guitars, and long-term musical partner Donald Shaw producing and on Piano.

“This album came about after finding old photographs when my parents died. They sent me on a journey of discovery about their early lives, their ancestors, the tales of hardship, emigration and the losses of war, which compelled me to connect musically with what was important to them. The songs themselves are a mixture of those learnt as a child and songs gathered from the amazing archives of digitized recordings by the School of Scottish Studies. It is the first time that I have recorded a solo album of purely Gaelic material and it’s been a joy to collaborate with such great musicians form the World music scene.”

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released September 28, 2015

Produced by Donald Shaw.
Album recorded and mixed at Gorbals Sound Studio, Glasgow.
Engineered by Kevin Burleigh.
Additional recording at An Tobar, Mull by Gordon Maclean and Glo-Worm Studios by Iain Hutchison.
Mixed by Kevin Burleigh and Donald Shaw.
Mastered by Iain Hutchison.

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As a solo performer, Karen has been involved in various projects of collaboration worldwide including the award winning BBC series Transatlantic Sessions, where over the last decade she has filmed tracks with artists like James Taylor, Emmylou Harris, The McGarrigle Sisters, Nanci Griffith, and a host of respected Scottish musicians. ... more

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