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I had already introduced her to you a few years ago to mark the release of her debut album – an album that established her as one of Ireland’s leading traditional singers.

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Following a debut album released under the name Gan Bua, this Chicago-based band dropped the first part of the name, retaining only ‘Bua’ (meaning talent in Irish).

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Hailing from the island of Islay, the southernmost of the Outer Hebrides, Mairi McGillivray is a traditional singer who performs most of the songs on her debut album 'Mo Thìr' (My Land) in Gaelic.

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Yet another American singer: meet Kyle Carey. Born in New Hampshire, she was drawn to Scottish music – and Gaelic singing in particular – from a very early age. So much so that, whilst at university, she studied traditional Scottish Gaelic singing and music in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.