Artist profiles: Iain Mackay

Iain Mackay is a popular singer throughout the Scottish Highlands and Islands and beyond and is heard and seen regularly on radio and television.

He won the Gold Medal for traditional singing at the National Mod in Inverness in 1972 and was the winner of the Seann Nos at the Pan-Celtic Festival in Killarney a few years later. Before that he recorded for Gaelfonn and his LP on the Lismor label although now deleted is still carefully hoarded by folksong collectors.

Discography:

Creag An Fhraoich (Skye Records)
Seoladh (Skye Records)

Author: Angel Romero

Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.

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