Christine Primrose and Margaret Stewart are to appear in concert with Neil Campbell and Blair Douglas as part of the 2007 Fèis an Eilean/Skye Festival in July.

This concert features two of the finest Gaelic performers in Scotland today - both singers, who are native Gaelic speakers, hail from the IsleofLewis and are amongst the rare few who still sing in the highly ornamental style once so prevalent on Lewis and Harris.

Christine has an international reputation, has been singing in public since childhood and was at the forefront of the folk music revival in Scotland. She was a member of supergroup MacTalla and regularly performs with harpist Alison Kinnaird as well as her many solo performances worldwide. She has made her home in Skye and has for some
time been on the staff of Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.

Margaret Stewart has also been singing since childhood, but did not become known to the public until she won the Mod Gold Medal in 1993. A few years later she recorded the critically acclaimed CD 'Fhuair Mi Pòg, with piper Allan MacDonald, which set the standard for future recordings throughout Gaelic Scotland. After living in Venezuela for
six years, she is now settled in the seaside town of Nairn.

Christine and Margaret's reputations as two of the finest Gaelic singers in Scotland are richly deserved. Their passion for the songs, their extensive repertoire, crystal clear diction, fluent Gaelic and the beauty and purity of their voices is evidence, if indeed it were required, that traditional Gaelic singing is safe in the hands of such outstanding tradition bearers.

Joining Christine and Margaret on stage for this performance will be renowned musicians Blair Douglas and Neil Campbell. This event is certain to be one of the highlights of the 2007 Fèis an Eilein programme.

This 16th Fèis an Eilein runs from 13 – 27 July in several venues and is based at Sabhal Mor Ostaig near Armadale in South Skye. It is packed with concerts, theatre, workshops, book events, family events and much more. For further details and the full programme, see www.skyefestival.com  

Fèis an Eilein – the Skye Festival
Friday 13 to Friday 27 July 2007
Ostaig House . Teangue . Isle of Skye . IV44 8RQ
Tel 01471 844207 . e-mail feis@cali.co.uk  
SKYE – the FESTIVAL CENTRE of the HIGHLANDS and ISLANDS