Bibiel Hears Things: Rachel Walker & Aaron Jones – “Sgàthach”

Hiya people! For today, I chose a Scottish Gaelic song. I’m not entirely sure but this may well be the first, or, if not, certainly one of very few, modern, non-traditional songs in this language on here. It comes from artists who are actually quite new to me, at least certainly as far as their collaborative output goes. It is the opening track of Rachel Walker and Aaron Jones’s album “Despite the Wind and Rain” from 2022. The album celebrates various interesting women in Scottish history who may until then not have had their story told from their own POV, but only through the eyes of other people, usually men, featuring in their lives. The lyrics for this song were written by Rachel Walker together with poet Marcas Mac an Tuairneir, with music also composed by Rachel and arranged by both her and Aaron Jones. Rachel Walker is a very interesting musician to me, the main reason for that being that she is an acclaimed Scottish Gaelic singer without actually being Scottish. She was born…

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