One Voice - The Wailin' Jennys

This piece was commissioned by BBC Radio 4's 'Playing the Skyline' series. Created by me and using an old poem composed in the 1800s, the song gives us an insight into a controversial time in Highland history, when of hundreds of families - in this particular case, from the Strathglass area - were cleared from their land and forced to emigrate.  

The music is still a work in progress…but here it is for a wee listen.  

Thanks to Jo MacDonald for help with Gaelic, to Tom Doorley for his beautiful string arrangements, and to the talented and intuitive musicians: Eamon Doorley (bouzouki), Duncan Chisholm (fiddle/viola), Tony Byrne (guitar), Donald Shaw (accordion), Ewen Vernal (double bass).  Recorded July 2014, Gorbals Sound Glasgow. Engineered by Jimmy Neilsen.

Ged a tha sinn an seo an-dràsda / Though we are here now

Lovingly mastered from old tapes found in a friend’s attic, this is a vintage collection of previously unreleased rarities and early works by one of the guitar's truly great innovators.

**A vintage collection of previously unreleased recordings**

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John Renbourn: Rosslyn (taken from The Attic Tapes)

Midnight Sun

Hummingbird

The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music and produced by Blue Ant Media, releases its second Polaris Collaboration Session featuring 2015 Polaris winner Buffy Sainte-Marie and 2014 winner Tanya Tagaq. 

"You Got To Run (Spirit Of The Wind)" was written by Sainte-Marie and inspired by champion dogsled racer George Attla, who competed in the first-ever Iditarod dog sled race in 1973 and was the subject of the 1979 film, Spirit Of The Wind.

The purpose of the Polaris Collaboration Session is to get two Polaris nominees in the same room to create a whole new piece of music. These sessions are presented by Stingray Music and supported by Canada Council.  

A full interview with Sainte-Marie and Tagaq talking about the collaboration can be found as part of Polaris Podcast EP5.

Polaris Collaboration Session

Buffy Sainte-Marie & Tanya Tagaq "You Got To Run (Spirit Of The Wind)"

With its wonderfully rich and diverse heritage, Scottish folk music is constantly evolving while remaining deeply rooted in the past. From pioneering revivalists Battlefield Band and Karen Matheson to today’s leading voices including Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart, this handpicked selection reflects a golden age in this living tradition.

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Gach Sgeul - Every Story

Rough Guide To Scottish Folk

Julie Fowlis - Smeòrach Chlann Dòmhnaill (The Mavis Of Clan Donald)

Eivør - Rain

a hundred thousand angels

Om Shanti

My Body Is My House

Forget Me Not

Music Box

In 2010 we released I Am Oak’s debut-album ‘On Claws’. Three years, two albums and a sold out 7" later, On Claws is sold out and deserves to be re-issued. The same warm record with the basics of an acoustic guitar and vocals, completed with banjo, bass, organ and beats, but with two beautiful bonustracks, also recorded in 2009

If you already own 'On Claws' and are curious to the new songs, they are available to check out or purchase on our Bandcamp: http://snowstar.bandcamp.com

I am Oak - Storm

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Julie Fowlis - Smeòrach Chlann Dòmhnaill (The Mavis Of Clan Donald)

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