MÀNRAN

Harmoniously combining traditional instruments such as bagpipes, uilleann pipes, fiddle, and accordion with the rhythms of drums and bass, and adding their own touch with songs in English and Gaelic, they have created original and evolving music.

But while their Celtic folk-rock side was clearly identified on their first four albums, it seems that with their fifth opus, they have made a change by incorporating a sometimes very pronounced pop side on some of the ten tracks that make up their new album To the Wind.

Here, six songs in English, two in Gaelic, and two instrumentals make up a particularly successful mix. Two of the band's newest members, Kim Carnie on vocals and Aidan Moodie on guitar, have undoubtedly helped Mànran's music evolve, if only through the songs Kim performs in English. They are also the members of the septet who have composed the most songs.
Alongside them, the gifted Ewen Henderson, who excels particularly on the fiddle and bagpipes, sings beautifully and clearly on the two waulking songs he wrote in Gaelic, Gaol 's Gàire and Mire. Accordionist Gary Innes and piper Ryan Murphy composed the instrumentals The Big Yin and See What You Hear. And to conclude this beautiful album, what could be better than a particularly delicate cover of the standard Wild Mountain Thyme.
While continuing to explore new musical territories, Mànran has earned its stripes, occupying a prominent place on the Scottish scene, following in the footsteps of bands such as Capercaillie and the late Runrig.

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