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Ailein Duinn

from Tairm by WHɎTE

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    The hotly-anticipated second album from award-winning band WHɎTE, following the release of their “absorbing” debut album ‘Fairich’ in 2016 (fRoots).

    WHɎTE infuse Gaelic song – original and traditional – with the newest techniques in electronica.

    With an interpretation and direction described as being “important for Scottish music in general and Gaelic in particular” (Alun Woodward, Chemikal Underground Records), WHɎTE’s unique sound has been described as “achingly beautiful” (fRoots), “moody and alluring” (Songlines) and “wonderfully evocative” (Scots Whay Hae!).

    The duo comprises electronic composer, musician and Scottish Album of the Year-longlisted Ross Whyte (Aberdeenshire) and Gaelic singer, songwriter and twice-nominated Hands Up for Trad Gaelic Singer of the Year Alasdair C. Whyte (Isle of Mull).

    The album’s title, ‘Tairm’, is a Gaelic word which can be translated as ‘echo’ or ‘gathering summons’. ‘Tairm’ features a collection of original Gaelic songs, new arrangements of traditional Gaelic songs and instrumental works.

    The band represented Alba/Scotland with the first single from this second album, ‘Tairm’, at the Liet International 2018 XXL international new song competition in Friesland.

    ‘Cionran’, an original Gaelic song from the band’s debut album ‘Fairich’, received the 2017 Hands Up for Trad/Creative Scotland Nòs Ùr Songwriting Award.

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lyrics

Ailein Duinn (‘O, brown-haired Ailean’)
gura mise th’ air mo lèireadh
chan e bàs a’ chruidh sa Chèitein
no tainead mo bhuaile sprèidhe
ach a fhlichead ’s tha do lèine
’s tu bhith ’m bàrr nan tonn ag èirigh
mucan mara bhith gad reubadh
bhith gad ghearradh às a chèile
*****
chuisil-ì chuisil-ò
*****
Ailein Duinn a laoigh mo chèilleadh
gura h-òg a thug mi spèis dhut
nuair a bha thu ’n sgoil na Beurla
nuair a bha sinn ann le chèile

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it is I who am distressed
not due to the death of cattle in early summer
or the thinness of my stock
but because of the wetness of your shirt
you having been on the crests of waves rising
whales having been ripping you apart
cutting you to pieces
*****
chuisil-ì chuisil-ò (whalesong – onomatopoeic)
*****
o, brown-haired Ailein, my darling
young I gave you my affection
when you were in the English school
when we were there together

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from Tairm, released May 19, 2019

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WHYTE Glasgow, UK

WHɎTE’s unique blend of electronica and Gaelic song has been winning them plaudits at home and abroad since the band’s inception in 2016.

The duo comprises electronic composer, musician and Scottish Album of the Year-longlisted Ross Whyte (Aberdeenshire) and Gaelic singer, songwriter and twice-nominated Hands Up for Trad Gaelic Singer of the Year Alasdair C. Whyte (Isle of Mull). ... more

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