Julie Fowlis – Cuilidh

Raised on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Julie Fowlis has dedicated her career to celebrating Scottish Gaelic puirt-à-beul (mouth music) and lyrical ballads. This sparkling 2007 collection showcases her nimble, effortless Gaelic phrasing, accompanied by Highland pipes, bouzouki, fiddle and wooden flute. Songs like Mo Ghile Mear and traditional waulking sets pulse with communal work rhythms and linguistic pride, demonstrating how acoustic Gaelic song remains a living, contemporary practice in the Western Isles.