Following performances in Scotland in June and at Celtic Colours in October, Mairi and Diane Canon accompanied by Mhairi Hall and Mike Wass will be performing in Ireland at the end of November and beginning of December. As part of the collaboration Màiri and Diane explored songs in Gàidhlig and Gaeilge that connected the two Gaelic cultures.
Contemporary & Traditional Gaelic Singer
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.
View Màiri singing three songs from ‘Gu Deas’ as part of the Seirm series on BBC Alba. Màiri accompanied by Mhairi Hall, Megan Henderson and…
Màiri will be participating in an exciting collaboration with Kinnaris Quintet, Gillebrìde MacMillan and Màiri Morrison on 22nd April at the CCA on Sauchiehall St,…
