In honor of the win by ‘Let it Go’ from Disney’s Frozen at the Oscars last Sunday, I thought I would feature another song from a Disney movie with Scottish connections. I really love this version of ‘Touch the Sky’ from Disney’s Brave by Julie Fowlis.
I don’t get political as a rule, but I think this is very interesting to see how many antagonisms between Scots descendants and the Crown still exist. By the way, the Gàidhlig College in St. Ann’s is a fascinating place to visit if you are ever in Cape Breton. They do wonderful work helping to save and continue Scots traditional language, crafts and music.
I felt that today I needed something to break me out of my post “up way too late watching the Oscars” fog this morning, so I’ve gone with a purely instrumental number by Capercaillie, a well-known Scottish folk band. Personally, I think if you can sit still and not tap at least a toe while listening to this number, you’re not really awake yet at all and you should head directly to the nearest Starbucks for more coffee. I hope you enjoy!
Thanks to Àdhamh for the suggestion and all the hard work he’s been doing on behalf of all us Outlanders!
Ever since I’ve started posting these music recommendations on the Great Scot Blog, a few of us have gotten in the habit of tweeting some of our favorite artists and songs every day. If nothing else, it give Àdhamh something to listen to while he reads scripts. 😉 And if we can’t know what’s in the scripts, at least we can feel we’re contributing to the Outlander production in some very small way.
As a result of all the tweets, I’ve been introduced to some great new music. Thanks so much to @xTartanForeverx for turning me on to Julie Fowlis. I have just lost at least an hour of my life listening to her songs on Youtube and it’s been worth every minute. I hope everyone else enjoys it just as much as I have. And if any of you have a suggestion for a music feature, please feel free to leave it in the comments. It doesn’t have to be in Gàidhlig, just Scotland or Outlander related. We can all benefit by branching out occasionally.
I think it’s about time that we featured some music from within the Outlander clan. So, with that in mind, I give you ‘Puirt à Beul’ by Àdhamh Ó Broin. I challenge anyone to sit still and not toe tap!
You can find more of Àdhamh’s music on his ReverbNation page and on Facebook.
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