String ensemble recording led by Robert McFall for Distil of piece by Karen Marshalsay based on the psalm tune Culross.

Culross

Live recording from Celtic Connections, Glasgow Cathedral 2000. This piece begins with the Gosteg Dafydd Athro from the Robert ap Huw ms performed by Karen Marshalsay and Bill Taylor, and moves on to a new piece written by Marshalsay and inspired by the mode and techniques of the orginal.

The Neo Gosteg

Live performance by Equilibrium Ensemble at Celtic Connections 2016 - Rhona Smith (electronics) Karen Marshalsay (clarsach) Eilidh Steel (fiddle) Claire Johnston (viola)

A mix of scored and improvised music using electronic sounds and acoustic instruments, developed with Drake Music Scotland, this pieces explores timelessness in music - what happens when you take a traditional tune format and explode it into little phrases and parts and take strict timing out of the equation.  Composed by Karen Marshalsay.

Ghosts And Fragments

A slow air I wrote for Helen Bullen when she retired from the RSAMD as secretary to the Scottish music department (among others!), followed by a traditional Gaelic tune from Frances Tolmie's 100 Songs of Occupation from the Western Isles. This was recorded for the Edinburgh International Harp Festival in 2004.

Helen's Farewell / Dhomhnuill a Dhomhnuill

Tracks from Karen Marshalsay's album  The Road to Kennacraig.

12 The Rhymer's March/Mackinnon's Brook

11 Dr Karen McAulay Of The Books

10 Helen's Farewell

09 The Battle Of The Bridge Of Perth

08 Bert Mackenzie's 70th Birthday Wa

02 St. Fillan's   The Rhymer's Reel

In this title track from the album, the wire-strung harp rings out in a thoughtful instrumental, echoing pibroch variations and ornamentation in a journey along the road.

The Road to Kennacraig

The Road To Kennacraig

Scottish harper and composer, playing gut & wire-strung clarsachs and bray harp. Also plays in The Cathal McConnell Trio and The Whistlebinkies.

Karen Marshalsay

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