Birl-esque, a new album inspired on the morning ferry commute to Skye, launches this month after touring Glencoe, Acharacle and Kilmelford, writes Euan Carr.
Birl-esque, named after the Scots verb ‘birl’ meaning ‘to revolve rapidly, whirl round, dance’ and a ‘rapid movement of the fiddle bow’, is the first duo album from two of Scotland’s most prolific traditional musicians, Eilidh Shaw on fiddles and vocals, and guitarist Ross Martin. Both best known for their work with top traditional bands in the Scottish music scene, Eilidh with The Poozies and Ross with Daimh, the duo decided that after 15 years of living together and playing together, it was now time to make an album together.