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 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 began to specialise in pibroch song early in her career, 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. 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', and will be appearing at the Celtic Connections Festival 2016 on 20th January.
Recent NewsMargaret will be appearing at Celtic Connections 2016 on 15th January, with Dàimh, at the Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, and then on 20th January 'The Margaret Stewart Trio' will be sharing the bill with Iain MacFarlane and guests at St Andrews in the Square.
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