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Dense, melancholic, hypnotic: Brighde Chaimbeul, at Summerhall, reviewed

11 May 2024

9:00 AM

11 May 2024

9:00 AM

The hip end of the folk spectrum is in rude health right now. Dublin’s mighty Lankum lead the way, but plenty of other interesting artists are following in their wake, Brighde Chaimbeul among them.

If a Gaelic-speaking trad musician from Skye reinterpreting Philip Glass for the small pipes sounds like your thing – and why on earth wouldn’t it? – then Chaimbeul is worthy of exploration.

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