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- a beautifully detailed drawing of the Caledonian forest by Somhairle MacDonald
- stunning landscape photography by David Russell at Highland Wildscapes.
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Juniper is represented by letter 'i' in the Scottish Gaelic alphabet.
i is for IÙBHAR-BEINNE [Yoo-ir beiñ-uh], Juniper, hill yew, aitionn, staoin, jenepere, Juniperus communis.
A short powerful tune for a hardy, evergreen shrub. Juniper paves the way for the arrival of birch and pine and can be found high above the treeline in the high Cairngorms. The green flowers of the female plants slowly ripen to blackish-blue berries over a year and a half. Sometimes you may see berries at three different stages on the one bush. At Hogmanay, Highlanders would, traditionally, purify, sanitise and bless their households with smoking branches. The wood burns with an intense heat and white smoke was useful to the illicit Highland whisky distillers deep in the glens when trying to avoid being caught by the exciseman. The aromatic berries are often used to flavour sauces and spirits, particularly gin which is termed ‘sineabhar’ in Scottish Gaelic.
credits
from The Woods,
released March 21, 2020
Musician: HN: piano (solo)
All tracks composed by H Napier PRS/MCPS.
Produced by Andrea Gobbi & H Napier.
Arranged by S Byrnes & H Napier.
Recorded, mixed & mastered by A Gobbi at GloWorm Recordings & Carrier Waves, Glasgow.
Additional recordings by Barry Reid on location in Hamish’s livingroom, Grantown-on-Spey.
Field recordings by H Napier, W Boyd-Wallis and P Smith.
Scottish mega piper Ross Ainslie. awesome self-penned tunes, banging arrangements and all-round dynamite production! Ross and I have been collaborating for years on each other's gigs and albums! Hamish Napier
supported by 100 fans who also own “The Tree of Blessings”
My father was born in Glasgow, yet somehow I have never visited Scotland. This lovely music sounds like my ticket of return to the country of his birth. Philip Graham
supported by 87 fans who also own “The Tree of Blessings”
Just the most fun. Every set is one I want to sit down and learn, and they play with so much ENERGY and STYLE. Crunchy, tangible sound. I'll never get tired of listening to Kinnaris Quintet play. andpersand
Old-fashioned fiddles harmonize with rippling synths on the Scottish singer-songwriter's latest collection of original folk songs. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2022