Uam
Encyclopedia
Uam is the third music
album
by Scottish
musician
Julie Fowlis
. It was released on 26 October 2009 in Europe and in March 2010 in Canada
and the United States
. The album features contributions from Eddi Reader
, Phil Cunningham
and Sharon Shannon
among others. It is the first Fowlis album to contain English lyrics, contributed by Eddi Reader on a bilingual version of folk song Wind And Rain. The title of the album means "From me" in Scottish Gaelic.
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
album
Album
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by Scottish
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,...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
Julie Fowlis
Julie Fowlis
Julie Fowlis is a Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic.-Musical career:Fowlis grew up in North Uist, an island in the Outer Hebrides, in a Gaelic-speaking community, and has been involved in singing, piping and dancing since she was a child.She is a...
. It was released on 26 October 2009 in Europe and in March 2010 in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The album features contributions from Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader MBE is a Scottish singer-songwriter, known both for her work with Fairground Attraction and for an enduring solo career. She is the recipient of three BRIT Awards and has topped both the album and singles charts...
, Phil Cunningham
Phil Cunningham (folk musician)
Phil Cunningham, MBE, born 1960 in Edinburgh, Scotland is a Scottish folk musician and composer.-Biography:Phil played accordion and violin from a very young age. He attended school in Portobello, and was raised Mormon, attending church regularly and playing organ...
and Sharon Shannon
Sharon Shannon
Sharon Shannon is an Irish musician. She is best known for her work with the accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 album Sharon Shannon is the best selling album of traditional Irish music ever released there...
among others. It is the first Fowlis album to contain English lyrics, contributed by Eddi Reader on a bilingual version of folk song Wind And Rain. The title of the album means "From me" in Scottish Gaelic.
Track listing
- M' fhearann saidhbhir
- M' fhearann saidhbhir (My land is rich)
- Nellie Garvey's
- 'G ioman nan gamhan ’s mi muladach
- Jerry’s Pipe Jig
- Bothan Àirigh am Bràigh Raithneach (A sheiling on the Braes of Rannoch)
- Wind and Rain
- Thig am bàta (the boat will come)
- A Chatrion' Òg (Young Catriona)
- Hé gràdh, hò gràdh
- Cò nì mire rium?
- Cò nì mire rium? (Who will flirt with me?)
- Trip to Galway
- A’ Chiad Cheum (The First Step)
- Brògan ùr agam a-nochd
- Brògan ùr agam a-nochd (I have new shoes tonight)
- The Cat and The Dog
- Mu chuachag 's laghach thu (My beloved you are so nice)
- Rugadh mi 'teis meadhan na mara (Me zo ganet é kreiz er morJean-Pierre Calloc'hYann-Ber Kalloc'h , French writer in Breton and French. He died in combat in World War I, near Urvillers/Cerizy The Breton Scouting organization Bleimor is named in his honor....
/ I was born in the midst of the sea) - Bodachan cha phòs mi
- A Mhic Dhùghaill 'ic Ruairidh (Son of Dougal, son of Ruairidh)
- Hò bha mi, hé bha mi (Hò I was, hè I was)
External links
- Julie Fowlis – official site with lyrics