Multi-instrumentalist Mairearad Green’s latest solo album, Summer Isles is in stores on February 26th 2016 via Buie Records and is absolutely seamless, and quite frankly, utterly stunning.
Having grown up in the Scottish Highlands, the Summer Isles are extremely important to Mairearad. Consequently, in 2014 she spent a number of weeks researching stories from the area—pouring through publications and poetry to help create the beauty that is her forthcoming release. Most recently, Mairearad has teased listeners with the release new single, “Tanera Talisman.” This song is exquisitely written, using only piano led vocals throughout to capture the simple beauty that is Mairearad’s vision.
Green is a woman of many talents and on the album she plays piano, accordian, bag pipes, and vocals. She is also joined by a range of guest musicians including legendary singer/ songwriter King Creosote, Hector McInnes (vocals), Ross Saunders (bassist), Scott MacKay (drums), Jo Nicolson (Clarinet), Pat McGarvey (banjo), Mike Vass (fiddle), and Annie Grace, Jeana Leslie, and Hamish Napier (backing vocals)—quite the line up!
Summer Isles is out on February 26th 2016 via Buie Records.
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