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Air Chuairt

from Acid Croft Vol 9 by Shooglenifty

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Air Allaban • Wandering (E MacPherson/K Rowan/A Macdonald)

Throughout his life, our good pal Angus R Grant was on the wander, arriving at one kitchen table or another, one festival or another. There were endless nights of tunes, friendship and craic. He held dear his time with friends, singing till dawn, and mulling over the wonder of life.

This started life as a “strathspey” of Ewan’s. Kaela then wrote words in English, and then Allan MacDonald, very creatively rewrote them into the Gaelic.

Sùil a ‘Ghobhair • Eye of the Goat (E Shaw)

He has the eye of the goat; he’s a randy devil.

Featuring Suilven Solo by Lindsay Warrack, read by James Mackintosh

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AIR ALLABAN (K ROWAN & A MACDONALD)

Sèist

Air a chois aig tràth-nòin

Ceatharnach air allaban

Fidheal na làimh air an rathad

Cìnnteach gum bi port ann


An còmhnaidh a’dol dhan Iar

Làithean sona, ùine air leth

Eilean Eige ‘s Gleann-Uige

Cìnnteach gum bi spòrs ann


Sùil nan gobhar air nam bàn

Bàrdachd ‘s seanchas

Fidheal na làimh air an rathad

Cìnnteach gum bi ceòl ann


TRANSLATION:

Chorus

On his feet at mid-day

Hero wandering

Fiddle in hand, on the road

Sure, there will be a tune


Always heading west

Happy days, special time

The Isle of Eigg and Glenuig

Sure, there will be fun there


‘The eye of the goat on the women’

Poetry and stories

His fiddle in his hand on the road

Sure, there will be music there

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from Acid Croft Vol 9, released January 13, 2021

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Shooglenifty was formed in 1990 by musicians from the Scottish Highlands, Orkney and Edinburgh. Its bright spark was the idea of fusing traditional and traditional-sounding melodies with the beats and basslines of a mixed bag of more contemporary influences. The Shoogles (as they’re known to their fans) have promoted Scottish music all over the world for three decades. ... more

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