Kim Carnie

Boasting an exceptional lineup of musicians and guests, Kim Carnie’s new concept album A’ Chailleach is an ode to the voices and stories of women across generations, exploring themes that people don’t often associate with the tradition – love charms, incantations, personifications of death and old rituals. Releasing on September 19th, it features Carnie’s self-composed melodies alongside collaborations with celebrated artists like Seckou Keita, Julie Fowlis, and Jerry Douglas.

Featuring songs from her debut album, Kim Carnie opened the sold-out evening at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall, followed by Duncan Chisholm’s premiere of his new album Black Cuillin. Supported by a cast of top-notch musicians, it was a hugely entertaining evening.

Some of Scotland’s top traditional musicians, including Kim Carnie, Gary Innes & Ewen Henderson, Hecla, Staran, Norrie MacIver, Megan Henderson, Mary Ann Kennedy, Paul McKenna, Julie Fowlis, and Sian, will be performing at this year’s Blas Festival, celebrating Gaelic music and culture.

And So We Gather, marks Gaelic singer Kim Carnie’s accomplished and thoroughly captivating solo debut. It features an amazing cast yet Carnie’s velvet-tinged voice is the real star here.

Having just won Gaelic Singer of the Year Award over the weekend, Kim Carnie has launched a Kickstarter Campaign for her debut album “And So We Gather”. It features over 40 artists including Julie Fowlis, Kathleen MacInnes, Karen Matheson and Clockwork Sessions Orchestra. 

Crow Flies is the forthcoming new single from Mànran and their first release since Scottish songstress Kim Carnie and guitarist Aidan Moodie joined their ranks. The single is taken from their new album ÙRAR (pronounced oo-rar), meaning ‘fresh’ or ‘flourishing’, out on 1st October.

Some of the most sought-after artists on the Scottish folk scene have come together to create a formidable collective titled Staran. Watch the accompanying video for their debut single Gaol a’ Chruidh.

The first week of August sees the Devon town of Sidmouth reverberate to the Sounds Of Modern Scotland, thanks to the support that the long-running Sidmouth Folk Festival receives from Creative Scotland. The remainder of the week sees two phenomenal young Scots singers step into the Sidmouth spotlight.

Simple Minds bass player Ged Grimes has composed and produced an authentic soundtrack with Gaelic artists and traditional musicians for a new video game ‘The Bard’s Tale IV’ set in 18th century Scotland.

Our Song of the Day comes from Gaelic singer Kim Carnie. Watch her performing Brendan Graham’s heartbreaking lament Crucán na bPáiste (The Burial Place of the Children) at the final of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of 2017.