_368 The Stables, Armadale Castle "" Site TEXT "" "D\u00e0imh is 20 years old on on Wednesday 27 May 1998 SEALL promoted their very first concert in An Talla Mh\u00f2r. Is would seem callous not to do so again on their 20th Anniversay Tour! Daimh \u2013 Gaelic Supergroup and un-challenged champions of straight in the eye Highland music are based around West Lochaber and the Isle of Skye. Formed around the turn of the century and taking the name from the Gaelic word for \u201ckinship\u201d Daimh (pronounced Dive) have taken their contemporary take of Highland and Gaelic music to over 20 countries, setting audiences alight from Moscow to San Francisco. With a reputation as giants of the Bagpipes and Fiddle, Angus Mackenzie and Gabe McVarish lead the melodic powerhouse with fellow founder member Ross Martin underpinning the groove on the Guitar. The Band are joined by \u201cnew guy\u201d Murdo \u201cYogi\u201d Cameron on Mandola and Accordion to complete the instrumental line up. Daimh have always had the renown and notoriety of working with some of the finest Gaelic singers in Scotland and the current line up only serves to cement that distinction with the addition of the Gaelic firmament\u2019s most rapidly rising star, Ellen MacDonald on vocals. Recent accolades include last year\u2019s award for the \u201cBest Folk Band in Europe\u201d at the prestigious Folkherbst competition in Germany and most recently winner of \u201cFolk Band of the Year\u201d at the Scottish Traditional Music Awards. + Speyfest Ceilidh Trailers" Music Traditional "D\u00e0imh is 20 years old on on Wednesday 27 May 1998 SEALL promoted their very first concert in An Talla Mh\u00f2r. Is would seem callous not to do so again on their 20th Anniversay Tour! Daimh \u2013 Gaelic Supergroup and un-challenged champions of straight in the eye Highland music are based around West Lochaber and the Isle of Skye. Formed around the turn of the century and taking the name from the Gaelic word for \u201ckinship\u201d Daimh (pronounced Dive) have taken their contemporary take of Highland and Gaelic music to over 20 countries, setting audiences alight from Moscow to San Francisco. With a reputation as giants of the Bagpipes and Fiddle, Angus Mackenzie and Gabe McVarish lead the melodic powerhouse with fellow founder member Ross Martin underpinning the groove on the Guitar. The Band are joined by \u201cnew guy\u201d Murdo \u201cYogi\u201d Cameron on Mandola and Accordion to complete the instrumental line up. Daimh have always had the renown and notoriety of working with some of the finest Gaelic singers in Scotland and the current line up only serves to cement that distinction with the addition of the Gaelic firmament\u2019s most rapidly rising star, Ellen MacDonald on vocals. Recent accolades include last year\u2019s award for the \u201cBest Folk Band in Europe\u201d at the prestigious Folkherbst competition in Germany and most recently winner of \u201cFolk Band of the Year\u201d at the Scottish Traditional Music Awards. + Speyfest Ceilidh Trailers" Music Traditional "With strong links to the Hebridean Isles of Tiree and South Uist, the music and culture that they were raised in remains a pure and refreshing trademark in the sound of Trail West. To date the band has released two albums, both of which demonstrate the incredible musicianship of frontline pair Seonaidh MacIntyre and Ian Smith through high-energy tunes and arrangements, accompanied by the multi-instrumental talents of Andrew Findlater and Alain Campbell. Their second album, 'Rescattermastered', highlighted a key development in the band's outlook, with a wide selection of songs now an integral part of the band's repertoire. Trail West are now performing at festivals throughout Scotland as a six-piece outfit, adding Jonathan Gillespie on keyboard and vocals as well as Allan J. Nairn on electric guitar, further boosting the energy levels of a band leading the thriving scene of \u2018Glasgow Gaels\u2019 and ensuring that traditional music in Scotland has a very strong future. Tonight Trail West will present the songs from Runrig's seminal album Play Gaelic, one of the most influential and important recordings of Gaelic songs and music to date. GAELIC Tha ceangalan l\u00e0idir aig Trail West ri eileanan Tiriodh agus Uibhist a Deas, agus tha blas chi\u00f9il agus chultair an d\u00e0 eilean anns a\u2019 che\u00f2l ac\u2019. Tha an c\u00f2mhlan air d\u00e0 chl\u00e0r fhoillseachadh, \u2019s tha na dh\u00e0 a\u2019 sealltainn an t\u00e0lant iongantach aig Seonaidh Mac an t-Saoir agus Iain Mac a\u2019 Ghobhainn, c\u00f2mhla ri Anndra Findlater is Alain Caimbeul, a tha a\u2019 cluich iomadh ionnsramaid eatorra. Bha feallsanachd \u00f9r an l\u00e0thair anns an d\u00e0rna cl\u00e0r, \u2018Rescatteredmastered\u2019, le taghadh m\u00f2r de \u00f2rain a-nis ann an st\u00f2ras a\u2019 ch\u00f2mhlain. Tha Trail West an-diugh a\u2019 cluich aig f\u00e8illtean air feadh na h-Alba le Ionatan Gilleasbuig (cl\u00e0r-mheur agus a\u2019 seinn) is Ailean J Nairn (giot\u00e0r) a\u2019 cuir ri s\u00f9nnd a\u2019 ch\u00f2mhlain, \u2019s iad c\u00f2mhla a\u2019 str\u00ec gus ce\u00f2l traidiseanta na h-Alba a dhaingneachadh airson an t-\u00e0m ri teachd. A-nochd, cluinnear Trail West a' seinn na h-\u00f2rain agus a' cluiche na finn bho a' chiad chl\u00e0r a chaidh a dh\u00e8anamh le Runrig, a tha a-measg na cl\u00e0raidhean is ainmeil agus cudromach ann an saoghal na G\u00e0idhlig" Music Traditional "With strong links to the Hebridean Isles of Tiree and South Uist, the music and culture that they were raised in remains a pure and refreshing trademark in the sound of Trail West. To date the band has released two albums, both of which demonstrate the incredible musicianship of frontline pair Seonaidh MacIntyre and Ian Smith through high-energy tunes and arrangements, accompanied by the multi-instrumental talents of Andrew Findlater and Alain Campbell. Their second album, 'Rescattermastered', highlighted a key development in the band's outlook, with a wide selection of songs now an integral part of the band's repertoire. Trail West are now performing at festivals throughout Scotland as a six-piece outfit, adding Jonathan Gillespie on keyboard and vocals as well as Allan J. Nairn on electric guitar, further boosting the energy levels of a band leading the thriving scene of \u2018Glasgow Gaels\u2019 and ensuring that traditional music in Scotland has a very strong future. Tonight Trail West will present the songs from Runrig's seminal album Play Gaelic, one of the most influential and important recordings of Gaelic songs and music to date. GAELIC Tha ceangalan l\u00e0idir aig Trail West ri eileanan Tiriodh agus Uibhist a Deas, agus tha blas chi\u00f9il agus chultair an d\u00e0 eilean anns a\u2019 che\u00f2l ac\u2019. Tha an c\u00f2mhlan air d\u00e0 chl\u00e0r fhoillseachadh, \u2019s tha na dh\u00e0 a\u2019 sealltainn an t\u00e0lant iongantach aig Seonaidh Mac an t-Saoir agus Iain Mac a\u2019 Ghobhainn, c\u00f2mhla ri Anndra Findlater is Alain Caimbeul, a tha a\u2019 cluich iomadh ionnsramaid eatorra. Bha feallsanachd \u00f9r an l\u00e0thair anns an d\u00e0rna cl\u00e0r, \u2018Rescatteredmastered\u2019, le taghadh m\u00f2r de \u00f2rain a-nis ann an st\u00f2ras a\u2019 ch\u00f2mhlain. Tha Trail West an-diugh a\u2019 cluich aig f\u00e8illtean air feadh na h-Alba le Ionatan Gilleasbuig (cl\u00e0r-mheur agus a\u2019 seinn) is Ailean J Nairn (giot\u00e0r) a\u2019 cuir ri s\u00f9nnd a\u2019 ch\u00f2mhlain, \u2019s iad c\u00f2mhla a\u2019 str\u00ec gus ce\u00f2l traidiseanta na h-Alba a dhaingneachadh airson an t-\u00e0m ri teachd. A-nochd, cluinnear Trail West a' seinn na h-\u00f2rain agus a' cluiche na finn bho a' chiad chl\u00e0r a chaidh a dh\u00e8anamh le Runrig, a tha a-measg na cl\u00e0raidhean is ainmeil agus cudromach ann an saoghal na G\u00e0idhlig" Music Traditional 57.06946507224679 -5.896850177215583