After the remarkable success and acclaim that greeted her second album
Carry Them With Us (tak:til / Glitterbeat, 2023), Scottish composer and small
pipes player Brighde Chaimbeul returns with a magic(k)al third album,
Sunwise, which sees her push forward experimentally but also immerse her
music more deeply in tradition, folklore and mystery
Chaimbeul has travelled in a short time from her roots as a teenage piping contest
winner into a fearless, widescreen artistry.
She appeared on avant- pop paragon
Caroline Polachek’s last album, has collaborated with Canadian composer/
saxophonist Colin Stetson on her previous album (and this one also) and in the last
couple of years has graced the stages of premier experimental festivals such as Big
Ears (USA), Le Guess Who? (NL) and Supersonic (UK).
Sunwise is a revelatory album, steeped in landscape, ritual, minimalism and the
eternal presence of the drone.
