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Margaret Stewart is a renowned Gaelic singer from the Isle-of-Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, with a career spanning approximately 20 years, with three studio albums to her name. She has a great passion for the songs and culture of her homeland and quite apart from her musical performances in collaboration with the some of the cream of Highland and Irish musicians, is also in demand as a mentor, teacher and lecturer on various themes of Gaelic song and related history. She has never followed musical trends, preferring to lead rather than follow, and while this may have alienated her within the so called 'Trad' scene, she is happier following her own path. Margaret began specialising in pibroch song early in her career, when it wasn't trendy, amassing an impressive repertoire of songs relating to the music of the great Highland bagpipe, and recording two seminal albums with pipers Allan and Iain MacDonald ('Fhuair mi Pog' and Colla Mo Rùn' on the Greentrax label). She continues to develop performances within this genre alongside piper Angus Nicolson and harpist Ingrid Henderson in their recently formed grouping, 'The Margaret Stewart Trio', while also maintaining her role as a solo artiste and researcher.
Margaret has been invited to lead two new short courses at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in 2017, the first on 'Highland Material Culture' during the Easter Short Courses week, and a sea-themed song course entitled 'A Seascape of Gaelic Song' as part of the Summer Short Courses programme. For more information on these please click here.
Margaret has been invited to lead two new short courses at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in 2017, the first on 'Highland Material Culture' during the Easter Short Courses week, and a sea-themed song course entitled 'A Seascape of Gaelic Song' as part of the Summer Short Courses programme. For more information on these please click here.
Recent NewsGirls Take Over - a special concert on 9th August, at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, with Margaret and renowned harpist Ingrid Henderson, as part of the Skye Festival programme. Click here for more info and the poster. Scroll to bottom of page
A first visit to the renowned Rudolstadt Festival in Germany from 6th to 10th July was a huge success for the Kist o' Riches (Tobar an Dualchais) concert, billed as one of the highlight events of the festival, as well as two performances of the Yellow on the Broom concerts covering songs of the Scottish travellers. Margaret is excited to be returning to the Celtic Colours Festival in Cape Breton, Canada in October 2017 after a long absence. |
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