Buin

is the debut album by Pàdruig Morrison featuring an array of original tunes and four original Gaelic songs.

Pàdruig’s music distils his aural assimilation of old Gaelic songs and pipe melodies, to produce original material with a much older flavour, particularly in his songs (such as An t-Ionnsachadh and An t-Àite Dham Buin Sinn).

‘Buin’ means belong. Equally appropriate titles for this album could have been ‘buain’, meaning harvest, and ‘buan’, meaning long-lasting. All of the tunes and the songs on this album have some form of reflection on belonging to a place, a people, and a culture.

Most of the music was written over the past six or seven years during which Pàdruig has thought considerably about his – and by extension, the Gael’s – connection to place. He reflects:

“I feel it is important to understand and convey how Gaels have long been fighting both for our right to land on which we can live and feed ourselves, and for our language to be spoken by those who come after us, just as it was by those who came before. This history is not sufficiently taught to us and I hope that this album might act as a reminder of, and an insight into, some of that history.”

Having written lots of highly innovative contemporary music, Buin focusses on the music that feels most like home to Pàdruig. One piece entitled Fàs Ùr, meaning ‘new growth’, pushes in new rhythmic directions, and reflects his interest in growing new ideas from a foundation rooted in the Gaelic tradition.

Pàdruig Morrison – bogsa-ciùil | accordion

Rory Matheson – piana | piano

Micheal Steele – duiseal & a’ phìob mhòr | flute & highland pipes

Mischa MacPherson – seinn | vocals

Alasdair MacIlleBhàin – seinn | vocals

Catriona Price – fidheall | fiddle

Ciorstaidh Beaton – clàrsach | clarsach

Euan Burton – beus | double bass

Fionnlagh Mac a’ Phiocair – a’ phìob bheag | small pipes

Rory Grindlay – druma | snare drum

All melodies, lyrics, translations, and arrangements by Pàdruig Morrison (except a’ Bhanais Bhàn, arrangement only)

Recorded and edited by Euan Burton at GloWorm Recording

Mixed and edited by Garry Boyle

Mastered by Nick Cooke

Produced by Pàdruig Morrison

Album Design by Freya Macleod

Photography by Katrina Stewart and Maureen Du Preez

CDs available from padruigmorrison.com and Bandcamp

Also available from Tidal, Qubuz, Deezer