Fiona J MacKenzie, a previous Mod Gold Medallist, releases her third album for Greentrax. Archipelago is a collection of songs in Gaelic, Scots and Norn from islands all across Scotland, from Shetland in the far north to Ailsa Craig in the south.
A native of Morayshire and has lived in Dingwall, near Inverness, for the last 23 years. She was brought up in the Scots folk tradition and sings in both the Scots tongue and in Gaelic. She has won various Gaelic awards, including a Mod Gold Medal, and was voted BBC Radio Scotland Personality Of The Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards in 2004.


1. Cumha Iain Ghairbh (Raasay)
2. Iorram Suirghe (St Kilda)
3. The Great Selkie of Sule Skerrie (Orkney)
4. Journey Back to Arran (Arran)
5. The Unst Boat Song (Shetland)
6. An Eithireach (Lewis)
7. Cronan na Cailich (Skye)
8. Smuggler (Ailsa Craig)
9. Eriskay Love Lilt (Eriskay)
10.Marion's Lament (Canna)
11.Na Lilidhean (South Uist)

Fiona J MacKenzie, a previous Mod Gold Medallist, releases her third album for Greentrax. Archipelago is a collection of songs in Gaelic, Scots and Norn from islands all across Scotland, from Shetland in the far north to Ailsa Craig in the south.
A native of Morayshire and has lived in Dingwall, near Inverness, for the last 23 years. She was brought up in the Scots folk tradition and sings in both the Scots tongue and in Gaelic. She has won various Gaelic awards, including a Mod Gold Medal, and was voted BBC Radio Scotland Personality Of The Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards in 2004.

Lineup

Fiona J MacKenzie - Vocals
With
Barbara Dickson - Vocals
Gillian Frame - Fiddle
Yvonne Lyon - Vocals
Mairi Chaimbeul - Clarsach
Morven MacLeod - Vocals
Alex Hodgson - Vocals
Iain Mackinnon - Vocals
The Cast - Vocals, Viola and Guitar
Graeme Duffin - Guitars
Sandy Jones - Programming
David Lyon - Keyboards