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A Northerly Land

by Iain Copeland

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Halcyon Daze 05:36
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Ailidh Dall Of Lairg 05:46
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Homeward Bound 06:37
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A Northerly Land 09:10
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Family MacBough 04:50
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The History of The North 03:42
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The Traveller 07:17
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In The Cave of The Yellow Dog 05:35
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Neil Ewart of Ardnamurchan 05:18
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The first solo album from top Scottish drummer/producer/composer Iain Copeland (Peatbog Faeries/Session A9/Sketch), A Northerly Land is a brilliantly multi-layered, sumptuously textured tapestry of traditional and contemporary elements, live instrumentation and digital wizardry, music and the spoken word, by turns euphorically funky, thrillingly adventurous and profoundly moving. Created during a year-long artist’s residency in the furthest north-west corner of mainland Scotland, it draws deeply on the history and lore of the region - known as Mackay Country, after its ancient ruling clan – together with Copeland’s own, richly cosmopolitan musical influences, from a career now spanning over 20 years.

With the residency forming part of an innovative local history project, A Northerly Land simultaneously responds to the themes of this wider initiative – earlier generations’ experiences of their schooldays; the causes and effects of inward migration – while reflecting Copeland’s personal artistic odyssey during the year, which included forging fresh connections with the area’s Traveller community, an ancient living culture ‘discovered’ in the 1950s by iconic folklorist Hamish Henderson. Interweaving traditional, contemporary and original compositions, the album features a stellar array of special guests including saxophonist Nigel Hitchcock, guitarist Malcolm Macfarlane, trombonist Rick Taylor, Gaelic singer Fiona J. Mackenzie and poet George Gunn.

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released December 2, 2013

Iain Copeland - Drums and Laptop
James Lindsay - Bass
Neil Ewart - Fiddle
Ross Ainslie - Pipes and Whistles
George Gunn - Poetry
Fiona J Mackenzie - Vocals
Seumas Maclennan - Guitar
Malcolm Macfarlane - Guitar
Nigel Hitchcock - Sax
Paul Spong - Trumpet
Rick Taylor - Trombone

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Iain Copeland Dunvegan, UK

Originally from Glasgow, Scotland, Iain has been a member of many high profile Scottish groups such as Session A9, Peatbog Faeries, The Unusual Suspects and his group Sketch.

Iain continues to work and agitate at the very frontiers of the UK music scene and has many interesting projects underway as well as an enviable back catalogue of involvement in highly innovative and original works ... more

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