Iorram (2021) by Aidan O'Rourke
The acclaimed original Iorram soundtrack by fiddler and composer Aidan O’Rourke.
Iorram (Boat Song) is the first cinematic documentary made entirely in the Gaelic language. Unflinching, unromanticised, the film is a portrait of modern fishing communities in the Outer Hebrides charting the toil and loss of an industry which used to thrive on islands once rich with Gaelic culture.
At the heart of soundtrack are archive Gaelic voices recorded in the 1950s and 1960s. The voices are gritty, witty, lyrical, innately musical; around them O’Rourke weaves his stripped-back, magnetic new music scored for an ensemble of international folk, jazz and contemporary classical luminaries.
‘a feast for the ears’ – The Guardian
‘a hypnotically understated score’ – The Radio Times
Tracklist
| 1. | The Kaylana (Introduction) | 1:04 |
| 2. | Iorram | 4:32 |
| 3. | The Herring Girls and the Barra Boys | 3:29 |
| 4. | Am Bòchdan | 2:23 |
| 5. | Óran nan Sgalpach | 2:21 |
| 6. | The Kaylana (Introduction 2) | 1:15 |
| 7. | Fuadaichean nan Gaidheal / O Hó Hoireann ó, Tha Mi ann am Èiginn | 8:35 |
| 8. | The Sandbank and the Whale | 1:58 |
| 9. | Fhir a' Bhata / Nuair Thàinig Àm an Iasgaich | 3:39 |
| 10. | The Kaylana | 3:40 |
| 11. | The Six Widows | 3:31 |
| 12. | Iorram (Reprise 2) | 6:56 |
Credits
Iorram (Boat Song)
Aidan O'Rourke Fiddle
Brighde Chaimbeul Scottish Smallpipes
Graeme Stephen Guitar
Thomas Gibbs Harmonium, Piano
Adam Kinner Saxophone
Lucy Railton Cello
Lizabett Russo Vocals
Donald Alex MacDonald Vocals
Penny MacLennan Vocals
Peggy MacRae Vocals
Produced and written by Aidan O'Rourke (Reveal Publishing)
Óran nan Sgalpach written by
Donald Alex MacDonald (Arrangement by Aidan O'Rourke)
O Hó Hoireann ó, Tha Mi ann am Èiginn,Fhir a' Bhata / Nuair Thàinig Àm an Iasgaich (Trad. Arranged Aidan O'Rourke)
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Stuart Hamilton (Castlesound Studios)
Design Martin Elden
Images Alastair Cole & Lindsay Brown
P+C Reveal Records 2021
REVEAL156CDX
Special thanks to the family of Sorley MacLean for the use of the excerpt of "Reothairt" recorded by Ian Paterson in 1974
License
All rights reserved.
Aidan O’Rourke: Fiddler, composer, producer, curator. One third of the trio Lau. Multiform solo projects and collaborations. Pioneering new sounds in Scottish traditional music.