Rura (Scotland)
- Mar 2
- 1 min read
RURA is a Scottish folk band featuring fiddle, Highland pipes, flute, bodhrán, and guitar. Winners of the Danny Kyle Open Stage at Celtic Connections in 2010, they won Live Act of the Year (2015) at the Scots Trad Music Awards and have played festivals in more than 20 countries. Five albums from Break It Up (2012) through Dusk Moon (2023) confirm their standing as one of Scotland’s leading instrumental groups.
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“Dh’èirich Mi Moch Madainn Cheòthar” (I Arose Early on a Misty Morning) is a traditional Scottish Gaelic òran luaidh, or waulking song, here featuring guest vocalist Julie Fowlis. Originally from North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Fowlis has released seven solo albums and contributed to numerous film soundtracks, including Disney/Pixar’s 2012 hit Brave. Waulking songs were sung by women pounding tweed to soften the cloth. The lyrics tell of a woman who married the wrong man: “My sweetheart came to meet me / We chattered about foolish things / He failed to come when he should have / A short time beforeI married / The son of the mournful old man / Who didn’t give me a belt, a head-dress or shoe.”
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