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16 October 2014
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Maggie MacInnes

Photo: Maggie MacInnesIs amhránaí í Maggie MacInnes as Oileán Bharra in Innse Gall. Leis an ghuth álainn atá aici agus an cóiriú báúil a dhéanann sí ar na seán-amhráin, cuireann Maggie an saol mór ar an eolas faoi áilleacht an cheoil seo a thagann óna ceantar dúchais féin. Buaileann Lynette le Maggie agus fiosraíonn an tionscnamh is déanaí aici, 'Oran na Mná,' tionscnamh a bhaineann le rud beag níos mó ná dlúthdhiosca amháin...

Maggie MacInnes comes from a long line of singers from the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland and through her haunting, expressive singing and sympathetic arrangements, she helps to bring the beauty of this music to an ever-widening audience. Lynette catches up with Maggie to find out about her latest venture 'Oran na Mná,' which, we soon learn, is about a lot more than just a CD….

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