Chaimbeul, Brighde - Carry Them With Us CD

Scottish smallpipes player Brighde Chaimbeul is a leading purveyor of experimental Celtic music. Her piping has earned her a BBC Young Folk Award and a BBC Horizon Award. Her second album "Carry Them With Us” is an exhilarating weave of rich textural drones, trance-like atmospheres and instrumental folk traditions. Intimate, deeply placed and gorgeous. The Scottish smallpipes, with their double-note drones, were in danger of falling into obscurity before Brighde (pronounced Bree-chuh) Chaimbeul, a native Gaelic speaker from the Isle of Skye, became part of their more recent revival. She’s brought the instrument to a global stage, and with this album, she’s taken it beyond folk music, discovering a place where the tradition and minimalism meet, offering her the freedom to experiment in sound and create something completely her own. This album is undoubtedly Chaimbeul’s vision, but collaborator Colin Stetson, an experimental saxophonist and film composer probably best known for his work with Arcade Fire, helped her realise it.