Mairi Campbell
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Mairi Campbell is a Scottish
singer and musician, born and raised in Edinburgh
. Together with partner Dave Francis she forms traditional music
group The Cast. Mairi is also the musical director of Sangstream, a folk song choir based in Edinburgh. On top of this, she is taking part in several other musical projects, such as playing viola
with different ensembles and teaching the fiddle
. Mairi released her self titled debut album in May 2011.
in 2007 she was named Scots Singer of the Year, and in 2008 she won the Live Ireland Music Award for Best Female Musician of the Year, as well as the award for Best Composition of the Year.
poem "Auld Lang Syne
", which is featured on the soundtrack of 2008 hit film Sex and the City. Presumably, actress Sarah Jessica Parker
remembered hearing The Cast performing the song at the Kennedy Center Honors
in 1999 (honouring fellow Scot Sean Connery
), and then suggested the song would be part of the film's soundtrack. The song can be heard during the New Years scene of the film, accompanying a montage of the main characters' doings and beings on the crucial night.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
singer and musician, born and raised in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
. Together with partner Dave Francis she forms traditional music
Traditional music
Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
group The Cast. Mairi is also the musical director of Sangstream, a folk song choir based in Edinburgh. On top of this, she is taking part in several other musical projects, such as playing viola
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
with different ensembles and teaching the fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
. Mairi released her self titled debut album in May 2011.
Acknowledgements
Mairi has been much praised for her singing voice and musical skills, and has won several prizes. During the Scots Trad Music AwardsScots Trad Music Awards
The Scots Trad Music Awards celebrate Scotland's traditional music in all its forms and create a high profile opportunity to bring the music and music industry into the spotlight of media and public attention.-2010:...
in 2007 she was named Scots Singer of the Year, and in 2008 she won the Live Ireland Music Award for Best Female Musician of the Year, as well as the award for Best Composition of the Year.
"Auld Lang Syne" in Sex and the City
The most well-known recording of Mairi's voice is probably The Cast's rendition of Robert BurnsRobert Burns
Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...
poem "Auld Lang Syne
Auld Lang Syne
"Auld Lang Syne" is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song . It is well known in many countries, especially in the English-speaking world; its traditional use being to celebrate the start of the New Year at the stroke of midnight...
", which is featured on the soundtrack of 2008 hit film Sex and the City. Presumably, actress Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker is an American film, television, and theater actress and producer.She is best known for her leading role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television series Sex and the City , for which she won four Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Emmy Awards...
remembered hearing The Cast performing the song at the Kennedy Center Honors
Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. The Honors have been presented annually since 1978 in Washington, D.C., during gala weekend-long events which culminate in a performance for—and...
in 1999 (honouring fellow Scot Sean Connery
Sean Connery
Sir Thomas Sean Connery , better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930), better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy...
), and then suggested the song would be part of the film's soundtrack. The song can be heard during the New Years scene of the film, accompanying a montage of the main characters' doings and beings on the crucial night.