Uiseag Aiseig by Iseabail Strachan
Uiseag Aiseig, pronounced "ooshak ashik", means skylark of Ashaig. This album is a collection of tunes and songs I’ve been playing and singing with friends in the last few years, inspired by my home village of Ashaig in south Skye and my travels to North Carolina.
Tracklist
Credits
released March 29, 2025
Ceòladairean | Musicians
Iseabail Strachan - accordion - tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
vocals - tracks 2, 4, 5, 7
banjo - tracks 2, 4, 7
guitar - tracks 5
Donald Livingstone - guitar
backing vocals - tracks 4, 5
Sarah-Jayne Shankland - fiddle - tracks 1, 5, 6, 8
Mikaela Langley - fiddle - tracks 2, 4, 7
Ester Strachan - fiddle - track 8
Lis Phillips - fiddle - track 3
Keri Simpson - bass - tracks 1, 2, 3, 6
James Lindsay - bass - tracks 4, 5, 7
Ross Calderwood - small pipes - track 1
Hugh MacCallum - drums - track 1
Recorded by Barry Reid at Stiùidio Ostaig Rose Croft Studio, Muir of Ord.
Mixed by Barry Reid at Rose Croft Studio
Mastered by Chris Waite
Additional recording by Rufus Elliot at Èist Studio, Skye (tracks 1, 3, 8) & by Benjamin Bateson at ETSU Studio, USA (tracks 2, 4, 7).
Produced by Barry Reid & Iseabail Strachan.
Photography & cover design by Sara Bain.
Field recordings taken by Iseabail Strachan.
Thank you to Sheila Kay Adams for her permission to use a recording of Dinah at a Sing with the Banjo session at the Swannanoa Gathering, North Carolina, in July, 2015.
Taing do:-
Innes Strachan, Ester Strachan, Màiri & Dùghlas Strachan, Erin Strachan, Corinne Stephens, Sara Bain, Blair Douglas, Morag Montgomery, Sheila Kay Adams, Kevin MacLeod, Rufus Elliot, Richy Carey, Breakish Cèilidh Band, Decker Forrest, John Sikorski, Archie MacFarlane, Dougie Pincock, Ross MacPherson, Karen Tweed, Gwen NicGuaire, Dómhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart, Ange NicIllebhraighe & Fèis na Linne, Marie Lewis, Donald Livingstone, Iain Raasay, Jane Horsfall, Rick Good, Deirdre Graham, Una MacLeod, Eilidh NicGilliosa, Janni Diez and Alison Smith.
To all the musicians involved in this album, everyone who has played music with me over the years and the people of Skye and Lochalsh.
Special thanks to Barry Reid for his skill, patience and expertise in helping me craft the music in the way I had imagined.
I would like to dedicate this album to Bridget Mary-Clare. Thank you for sharing your light with me.✨
Uiseag Aiseig is supported by Maoin nan Ealan Gàidhlig, administered by Fèisean nan Gàidheal and funded by Creative Scotland and Bòrd na Gàidhlig.
Ceòladairean | Musicians
Iseabail Strachan - accordion - tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
vocals - tracks 2, 4, 5, 7
banjo - tracks 2, 4, 7
guitar - tracks 5
Donald Livingstone - guitar
backing vocals - tracks 4, 5
Sarah-Jayne Shankland - fiddle - tracks 1, 5, 6, 8
Mikaela Langley - fiddle - tracks 2, 4, 7
Ester Strachan - fiddle - track 8
Lis Phillips - fiddle - track 3
Keri Simpson - bass - tracks 1, 2, 3, 6
James Lindsay - bass - tracks 4, 5, 7
Ross Calderwood - small pipes - track 1
Hugh MacCallum - drums - track 1
Recorded by Barry Reid at Stiùidio Ostaig Rose Croft Studio, Muir of Ord.
Mixed by Barry Reid at Rose Croft Studio
Mastered by Chris Waite
Additional recording by Rufus Elliot at Èist Studio, Skye (tracks 1, 3, 8) & by Benjamin Bateson at ETSU Studio, USA (tracks 2, 4, 7).
Produced by Barry Reid & Iseabail Strachan.
Photography & cover design by Sara Bain.
Field recordings taken by Iseabail Strachan.
Thank you to Sheila Kay Adams for her permission to use a recording of Dinah at a Sing with the Banjo session at the Swannanoa Gathering, North Carolina, in July, 2015.
Taing do:-
Innes Strachan, Ester Strachan, Màiri & Dùghlas Strachan, Erin Strachan, Corinne Stephens, Sara Bain, Blair Douglas, Morag Montgomery, Sheila Kay Adams, Kevin MacLeod, Rufus Elliot, Richy Carey, Breakish Cèilidh Band, Decker Forrest, John Sikorski, Archie MacFarlane, Dougie Pincock, Ross MacPherson, Karen Tweed, Gwen NicGuaire, Dómhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart, Ange NicIllebhraighe & Fèis na Linne, Marie Lewis, Donald Livingstone, Iain Raasay, Jane Horsfall, Rick Good, Deirdre Graham, Una MacLeod, Eilidh NicGilliosa, Janni Diez and Alison Smith.
To all the musicians involved in this album, everyone who has played music with me over the years and the people of Skye and Lochalsh.
Special thanks to Barry Reid for his skill, patience and expertise in helping me craft the music in the way I had imagined.
I would like to dedicate this album to Bridget Mary-Clare. Thank you for sharing your light with me.✨
Uiseag Aiseig is supported by Maoin nan Ealan Gàidhlig, administered by Fèisean nan Gàidheal and funded by Creative Scotland and Bòrd na Gàidhlig.
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Iseabail Strachan is a musician, tutor & inclusive music maker based between the Isle of Skye and Glasgow, Scotland. Tha Gàidhlig agam.