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The Capercaillie Rant / An Taghan

from The Woods by Hamish Napier

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2. The Capercaillie Rant / An Taghan 4:47

This is for the MUCKLE BEASTS [larger creatures] of the forest, the vertebrates (birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals) known as druim-Altachain in Scottish Gaelic.

The capercaillie (Scottish Gaelic), ‘The Horse of the Woods’, is an otherworldly creature. The male birds are as giant as they are cantankerous, famed for their clicks, pops and flutter jumps at the ‘lek’ during mating season. With Egyptian eye liner, a Japanese fan tail, velvet green neck plumage and a fierce hooked beak, the giant grouse fly through the Scots pinewood canopy with all the grace of a cannonball. Capercaillies have been known to take on foes several times their own size, including stationary Land Rovers. Their arch-rival is the pine marten (An Taghan), one of Scotland’s most beautiful and beloved predators.

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from The Woods, released March 21, 2020
Musicians:

HN: Eb whistle, Eb flute, piano
IW: fiddle
RA: Highland pipes
JL: bass
SL: cello
SB: guitar, drums

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.

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Hamish Napier Grantown On Spey, UK

Hamish is a multi-instrumentalist and composer from the Scottish Highlands.

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