Artist Profiles: Arthur Cormack

Arthur_Cormack – Photo by Cailean Maclean

Arthur Cormack was born in 1965. He is one of the finest Gaelic singers of his generation. Since winning the Mod Gold Medal in 1992, he has sung world-wide with fellow Skye musician and former Cliar member Blair Douglas and with the highly-acclaimed MacTalla.

He runs the Macmeanmna record label and is known as the busiest man in Skye, also running the youth tuition festivals organization, Feisean nan Gaidheal and The Aros Experience, a tourist center, theater and restaurant in Portree. He has also made two CDs with Cliar in addition to his own releases Ruith Na Gaoith and Nuair Bha Mi Og.

Discography:

Nuair a Bha mi Òg (Temple Records, 1984)
Ruith na Gaoithe (1989)
Seinn O Ho Ro Seinn!, with Fiona Mackenzie ‎(Mairi Mhòr, 2003)
Buanas (Macmeanmna, 2017)

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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