Brìghde Chaimbeul is a leading purveyor of celtic experimentalism and a master of the Scottish smallpipes—the bellows-blown, mellower and more emotive cousin to the famous Highland bagpipes—and she’s taken them to the global stage. A native Gaelic speaker from the Isle of Skye, Chaimbeul roots her music in her language and culture. She rose to prominence as a prodigy of traditional music, but has since begun a journey to take the smallpipes into uncharted territory. She has devised a completely unique way of arranging for pipe music that emphasises the rich textural drones of the instrument; the constancy of sound that creates a trance-like atmosphere, played with enticing virtuosic liquidity.
