Brighde Chaimbeul - Sunwise - 1LP

After the remarkable success and acclaim that greeted her second album Carry Them With Us (tak:til / Glitterbeat, 2023), Scottish composer and small pipes player Brìghde Chaimbeul returns with a magic(k)al third album, Sunwise, which sees her push forward experimentally but also immerse her music more deeply in tradition, folklore and mystery.

Chaimbeul has travelled in a short time from her roots as a teenage piping contest winner into a fearless, widescreen artistry. She appeared on avant-pop paragon Caroline Polachek's last album, has collaborated with Canadian composer/saxophonist Colin Stetson on her previous album (and this one also) and in the last couple of years has graced the stages of premier experimental festivals such as Big Ears (US), Le Guess Who? (NL) and Supersonic (UK). Sunwise is a revelatory album, steeped in landscape, ritual, minimalism and the eternal presence of the drone.

1. Dùsgadh/Waking 09:21

2. A' Chailleach 07:31

3. kindle the fire 00:39

4. She Went Astray 01:41

5. Bog an Lochan 02:23

6. Sguabag/The Sweeper 04:20

7. Duan 03:56

8. The Rain Is Wine and the Stones Are Cheese 00:59