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In 18th-century Scotland, musical instruments were banned throughout the countryside for religious reasons. To compensate, a strong Gaelic vocal music tradition referred to as puirt-a-beul (mouth music) became popular. The music was performed for dancing and was sung in a highly rhythmic style and without a text. The vocals were based around nonsense vocables and syllables that were easily adapted to various rhythms. This example is an updated version of this tradition.
"'S Muladach Mi" (Trad. arr. Martin Swan) Triple Earth Music from Mouth Music with Mairi MacInnes: Blue Door Green Sea (Cat.# TerraCDEP 209) (p)1992 Triple Earth Music. All rights reserved.
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