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MARY ANN GOES DOON THE WATTER FOR THE NATIONAL MÒD WITH NEW COMMISSION FOR SNH CLUAIDH – ÙRACHADH NA H-AIBHNE (CLYDE – A RIVER RECOVERY)

Mary Ann is busy writing and recording in preparation for a special commission at this year’s National Mòd in Dunoon. Scottish Natural Heritage have been great supporters of Gaelic language and culture over the past few years with commissions at the Mòd and Blas Festival. For 2018, they have commissioned Mary Ann to create a night of new and traditional music celebrating the Clyde – river, firth and estuary. For Mary Ann, it’s a perfect prelude to her new album, coming out in the Spring – ‘Glaschu’ on ARC Music, a love song to her very Gaelic home town.

Special Guests

Mary Ann will be joined by special guests, including long-time musical friends and young people from the area, taking the audience on a unique journey marking the changing face of one of Scotland’s most famous rivers. From the cotton and tobacco trades to the legendary shipyards and modern-day businesses on her banks and shores, the Clyde’s development didn’t come without its impact on the natural environment. Scotland’s land, sea and shores are ever-changing, both naturally and in response to the way we use them. Little by little, the river is regenerating – the Clyde is recovering. Salmon, redshank, basking shark and porpoise are all an indication of this reawakening.

Traditional song and music, native Gaelic from the area, technology and original words and music combine in this special night to celebrate the Clyde’s multi-faceted environment. Mary Ann is joined by long-time collaborators, Finlay Wells on guitar and Carradale piper Lorne MacDougall, and Saorsa and Caoimhe Ní Bhroin, two young singers who speak the rare Gaelic dialect of mid-Argyll. Pupils from Greenock and Dunoon’s Gaelic Medium Units will also be working with Mary Ann to create a new song especially for the night.

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