Maggie MacInnes
Encyclopedia
Maggie MacInnes is a Scottish
folk
singer and clàrsach
player, who performs primarily in Scottish Gaelic. She is the daughter of folk singer Flora MacNeil
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Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer and clàrsach
Clàrsach
Clàrsach or Cláirseach , is the generic Gaelic word for 'a harp', as derived from Middle Irish...
player, who performs primarily in Scottish Gaelic. She is the daughter of folk singer Flora MacNeil
Flora MacNeil
Flora MacNeil, MBE is a Scottish Gaelic singer. Originally discovered by Alan Lomax and Hamish Henderson during the early 1950s, she continues to perform.-Life:...
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Solo albums
- Cairistìona (1984) - with George JacksonGeorge Jackson- People :* George Jackson , American MLB player from 1911–1913* George Jackson , U.S. Black Panther, prisoner, and author* George Jackson , English botanist...
of OssianOssian (band)Ossian are a Scottish traditional music group, formed in 1976.The initial line-up brought together Billy Ross and former members of the group Contraband, Billy Jackson, John Martin, and George Jackson. One of their earliest gigs was at the 1976 Kinross Folk Festival.Each of the members was a... - Eilean Mara (Island in the Sea) (1998)
- Spiorad Beatha (The Spirit of Life) (2001)
- Peaceful Ground (Talamh Sìtheil) (2004)
- Òran Na Mnà (A Woman's Song) (2006)
- Leaving Mingulay (A Fàgail Mhiughalaigh) (2009)
- The Seedboat (Bàta an t-Sìl) (2010) - with Colum Sands
Collaborations and guest appearances
- Hamish Moore & Dick Lee - The Bees Knees (1991)
- Flora MacNeil - Orain Floraidh (1993)
- Donald Black - Keil Road (2007)