1 December 2025 - Christmas Advent Song
Song: Mo Chùrachan
1st December 2025 – Mo Chùrachan (My Beloved)
This is a lullaby and a sad one at that! Like many Gaelic lullabies it’s very sad! A mother is picking berries and she lays her baby on the ground. When she comes back to where she thinks she left her baby she can’t find the wee one. She spends the times searching and finds many things that make sense but can’t find her baby
Mairi MacMIllan
Màiri was born and brought up on the island of South Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. A native fluent Gàidhlig speaker, Màiri has been singing Gàidhlig songs from an early age. Màiri was awarded the Gold Medal for Gàidhlig traditional singing at the 2007 Mod in Lochaber. Her first solo album ‘Gu Deas‘, produced by Mhairi Hall was released in July 2021. In 2023 she released three songs commemorating the 100 year anniversary of the mass emigration of people from the Western Isles to Canada. Màiri composed the lyrics and melody of one of the songs – Gu Fada Dhan Iar.
Mod Gold Medal winner Màiri MacMillan is a South Uist native and celebrated Gaelic singer, weaving the Gaelic language into a stunningly contemporary sound. With airplay on BBC Alba and a nomination for Gaelic Singer of the Year, she delivers captivating performances that are both deeply rooted and boldly innovative.
