Biography
by Craig Harris
Some of the most unusual sounds in contemporary Celtic music were created by Edinburgh-based band,
Mouth Music
. Combining the mouth music (puirt-a-beul) tradition of Gaelic Scotland with African rhythms, the group fused the two musical cultures into a truly unique sound. According to Entertainment Weekly, "
Mouth Music
's combination of intelligence, beauty and nerve has the power to unite both world beatniks and mainstream rock fans in mutual exhilaration."
The concept that resulted in
Mouth Music
was conceived after British composer
Martin Swan
heard American-born and Scotland-based vocalist
Talitha MacKenzie
performing Gaelic tunes in a village …
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