Hò-rò - New Moon '2022

Tracks list

       New Moon is the exciting new album from traditional powerhouse
Hò-rò. The contemporary trad album, which features delicate ballads and
upbeat foot-stomping tunes, will be released on Friday 22 April.
The seven-piece band from the Highlands, known for their spellbinding, energetic
live performances, have become a force to be reckoned with on the Scottish
traditional music scene ever since winning Up and Coming Artist of the Year at
the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards in 2017.
As they enter the next phase of their musical career, this third album from
Hò-rò features a largely new line-up and sees them turn up the emotional
dial on their material.
Traditional music is at the heart of the group’s high octane and
heartfelt sound, which combines bagpipes, border pipes, accordion, fiddle and
whistle with guitar, bass, keyboards and drums. This instrumental mix is
complemented further by the unbeatable poetry of Gaelic song and the vivid
storytelling of Scottish folk song.
New Moon is heavily influenced by the landscape and culture of the Highlands and
Islands. The atmospheric album artwork depicts a painting by Inverness-based
artist Dot Walker of the view across to the Isle of Eigg from the silver sands
of Arisaig.
The album features songs and tunes from across the world, including traditional
Gaelic pieces and self-composed tracks. The first single, ‘Isle Of
Eigg’ (released on Wednesday 23rd March), is Robin Laing’s
beautiful and serene ballad, brought to life through the incredible vocals of
band members Calum MacPhail and Hannah Macrae. Tracks ‘Follow The
Heron’ and ‘Oran An Amadain Bhoidhich’ also showcase
delicate vocals and calming melodies that are sure to delight
Hò-rò’s loyal fans.
Hò-rò’s lineup now features Hannah Macrae on fiddle and vocals,
Calum MacPhail on accordion and vocals, Sean Cousins on guitar, Paul Martin on
keys and electric guitar, Ally MacLean on pipes and whistles, bassist Calum
MacQuarrie and drummer DC Macmillan. Matt Arnot can be heard on drums on the
recording of New Moon, which was recorded and mixed at Glo Worm Studios with
Mànran’s Ross Saunders and was mastered by Grammy-nominated Robin
Scmidt.

Tracklist:
1 01. Hò-rò - Intro (01:17)
1 02. Hò-rò - Spot On (04:04)
1 03. Hò-rò - Isle of Eigg (04:20)
1 04. Hò-rò - Beinn a' cheathaich (03:12)
1 05. Hò-rò - Little Bird (05:06)
1 06. Hò-rò - The Long Black Veil (04:53)
1 07. Hò-rò - Kaylins (04:54)
1 08. Hò-rò - Follow the Heron (03:12)
1 09. Hò-rò - Dark Sky New Moon (05:57)
1 10. Hò-rò - Oran a Madain Bhoidach (03:48) 

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