Gaelic vocal trio Sian on archives, storytelling, and translation

19/11/2025 37 min

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On our latest episode, we're joined by Ceitlin Lilidh, Eilidh Cormack and Ellen MacDonald, better known as the Gaelic vocal harmony group Sian.Sian are perhaps best known for their work with Niteworks on tracks like Air far an la, and their second album araon, which came out in August, was jointly produced by Niteworks’ Innes Strachan and the prolific producer and composer Innes White.We caught up with the trio to chat about their tour preparations, adapting well-known songs, and mining the archives at The School of Scottish Studies.----This episode is sponsored by the Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, where Sian are performing on 4 December as part of the last of their Malin Lewis Presents series with Flook and Malin Lewis – get tickets via thequeenshall.netPresented by Laurie Presswood; produced, recorded and edited by Peter Simpson for The Skinny; music by Brian PokoraFollow Sian on Instagram at @sianceol and get tickets for their upcoming tour at sianmusic.com/tour