7 December 2025 - Christmas Advent Song
Song: Crodh an Tailleir
I hope you are having a lovely Sunday. My apologies for posting this song so late in the day. It’s been a day of travelling and misplaced luggage!
Anyway here is Crodh an Tailleir translated as The Tailor’s Cattle!
It isn’t about cattle but mentions a tailor’s implements that he herds around his cloth! I quite like this idea of the tailor seen as a herder of stitches. The second verse is about the thousands of ships in the Irish Sea and how the composer wishes he or she was on one of them.
Mairi MacMIllan
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.
