Maeve Mackinnon - Gaelic Singer in Scotland

A finalist in the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland's Young Traditional Musician 2005 competition, Maeve Mackinnon is one of Scotland's foremost young Gaelic and Scots singers.

Maeve has toured Denmark and Germany as well as appearing at various venues in London and the Highlands, and she was honoured to guest with Mairi MacInnes, the well-known Gaelic singer from South Uist, during her "Concert by Candlelight" at Celtic Connections 2003.

Also in 2003 she was the opening act for an International delegation for the Cuban Solidarity Campaign and she has sung at three peace rallies in Glasgow and Edinburgh to crowds of up to 15,000 people.

She has performed as a solo artist in the Young Gaels concert at Celtic Connections and on BBC Radio Scotland's popular Scottish country dance-band show, Take The Floor.

Between March and April 2004, Maeve filmed for the Gaelic music series, Beolach, a documentary-style showcase of young musical talent for BBC Television.

Growing up in the city, Maeve's influences have not been confined to traditional Scottish music. Rock, Latin, bluegrass and Irish elements have all helped to shape her musical tastes. Maeve believes in drawing from the Gaelic, Scots and Irish song traditions without segregating.

She aims to combine ancient traditional songs with cutting edge arrangements, in the hope of bringing traditional music into the 21st Century as strong as ever.

With her wonderful voice and beautiful musical arrangements, we think she has suceeded admirably and has helped to bring traditional Gaelic to a much wider and younger audience.

Maeve can perform solo or as a duo or as a trio with a guitarist and bodhran player, for weddings, corporate events, parties, folk clubs and festivals.

Here are some samples of her work. Just double-click on the link and it should start playing in Windows Media Player within ten seconds. If you are having trouble playing the MP3 see the Help section at the bottom of this page.