Category: song

Katherine Priddy ‘Hurricane’

‘Hurricane‘, from her album ‘These Frightening Machines’ (2026)

Review of ‘These Frightening Machines’ by Danny Neill, ‘KLOF Mag’ (4th March 2026)

‘There are a couple of trajectories that the opening trio of albums by a new artist often take. The first is a debut album planned to perfection after years of playing and dreaming, then a second that is like the first but maybe not as strong, followed by a third that is less so. The second is an artist finding their studio feet in the simplest configuration of their music on their debut album, gently building on that with record number two and by the third, blossoming into an expressive, confident studio artist overflowing in decorative, colourful ideas and ready to push on with the creation of their most fully realised and sonically evolved work to date. Katherine Priddy belongs firmly in the second group of these examples…’

Katherine Priddy
Katherine Priddy from her clip ‘Hurricane’

Julie Fowlis & Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (2009)

Julie Fowlis

The Hollywood Inn, Co. Wicklow: “Scottish Hebrides singer Julie Fowlis & Kerry singer Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh singing ‘Dá bhFaighfinn Mo Rogha de Thriúr Acu’ (0:00), Dhannsamaid Le Ailean (1:24) & Cairistion’ Nigh’n Eoghainn (2:16) with accompaniment from Éamon Doorley (Bouzouki) and Martin Ross (Guitar). This clip was recorded for the Geantraí music series on TG4 in 2009.

The musical genius of Julie Fowlis – ‘Hùg air a Bhonnaid Mhor’

The musical genius of Julie Fowlis in Concert at ABC Glasgow January 2008

‘Hùg air a Bhonnaid Mhor’

 

From North Uist in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, Julie Fowlis is probably the most successful artist ever to work with predominantly Scots Gaelic material and has some high-profile fans, including Björk, Ricky Gervais, and Phil Selway of Radiohead. While Runrig and Capercaillie had previously achieved breakthroughs of sorts with isolated outbreaks of Gaelic-language material, Fowlis threw caution to the wind and achieved surprising mainstream acceptance concentrating almost exclusively on the Gaelic tradition.

(From Colin Irwin’s biography of Julie Fowlis at allmusic.com at https://www.allmusic.com/artist/julie-fowlis-mn0000868391#biography)

 

 

 

Silvana Estrada, ‘La Corriente’ from the album ‘Marchita’ [Jan 2022]

Mexican musician Silvana Estrada—‘La Corriente’

[Thom Jurek, ALLMUSIC]—”…’Marchita’ is steeped in tradition but far from traditional. This album makes use of her entire musical background, including indie pop, classical, jazz, and Latin American folk traditions. It is rendered simply and directly, deeply influenced by the poetic tradition of women composers including Chavela Vargas, Violeta Parra, and Soledad Bravo.”