{"title":"Brghde Chaimbeul","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-reeling","title":"The Reeling","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the tremendous success of \u003cem\u003eHeard A Long Gone Song\u003c\/em\u003e LP, River Lea is excited to be releasing the debut album by exceptional Skye musician \u003cstrong\u003eBrighde Chaimbeul\u003c\/strong\u003e (a Scottish Gaelic name pronounced Bree-CHU (as in “church”) Campbell).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Reeling\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded live without overdubs in the historic East Church in Cromarty, on the Black Isle. These largely traditional Scottish and Bulgarian tunes were performed by \u003cstrong\u003eBrighde\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Scottish smallpipes (with the addition of an ancient harmonium found in the church).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe was joined on the recording by violinist \u003cstrong\u003eAidan O’Rourke\u003c\/strong\u003e from experimental folk trio Lau, who also produced the album, \u003cstrong\u003eRadie Peat\u003c\/strong\u003e from the Dublin band Lankum on concertina, and the pioneering 82-year-old singer and piper \u003cstrong\u003eRona Lightfoot\u003c\/strong\u003e contributing canntaireachd (a phonetic singing tradition used to teach pipe tunes- the word means “chanting” in Gaelic).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHearing \u003cstrong\u003eRona\u003c\/strong\u003e play gave \u003cstrong\u003eBrighde\u003c\/strong\u003e her initial inspiration to take up piping when she was just four years old (she began studying the instrument three years later.) Working closely with \u003cstrong\u003eAidan O’Rourke\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBrighde\u003c\/strong\u003e has devised a completely new way of arranging for pipe music that emphasizes the rich textural drones of the smallpipes; the constancy of sound that creates a trance-like quality in the tunes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the recording process, overseen by \u003cstrong\u003eIain Hutchison\u003c\/strong\u003e, allowed for every integral breath, click and creak of the instrument and its surroundings to become part of that sound. The result is an album that’s uniquely beautiful, exhilarating and strange.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"River Lea","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50471995867467,"sku":"1053845","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50471996522827,"sku":"1053846","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/9e8acccf-94a1-4003-8500-15f55099eea9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727414118"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/brghde-chaimbeul.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}