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Young Iris Nairn enjoying a performance by the great Gaelic singer Christine Primrose MBE October 28 2020

Showing her excellent taste, and a glimpse of her own talent too, here's a video of young Iris Nairn enjoying a performance by the great Gaelic singer Christine Primrose MBE

Iris comes from a musical family (her father is Robert Nairn, a well known box player), but she's a special fan of Christine - apparently she doesn't do this with other singers!

As with any living tradition, Scottish Gaelic songs have been passed down from generation to generation for centuries. So, taking the ipad out of the equation, this is exactly how Christine learnt songs herself; hearing them sung before she was even old enough to speak.



You can find out more about Christine Primrose here

You'll have to wait a few years to hear more about Iris, but watch this space!


A pronunciation guide to the Gaelic song titles on Christine Primrose's new album September 28 2017

In this video, Scottish singer Christine Primrose offers a guide to pronouncing the Gaelic song titles from her album ‘Gràdh is Gonadh – Guth ag aithris’ (Love and Loss – A Lone Voice), which features unaccompanied traditional Scottish Gaelic song.

Thanks to Floraidh Forrest (www.canan.co.uk)in Skye for creating the video, to DJ Len Holton at KUAR for suggesting the idea, and to Dr Decker Forrest from Sabhal Mòr Ostaig for all his help