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The Tree of Blessings

from The Woods by Hamish Napier

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3. The Tree of Blessings 1:40

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.

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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.

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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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