Caithness - the North.. Empty landscape, empty houses.. Or are they? The ghosts of people long gone infuse the landscape with a warmth and energy that can't be rubbed out, or forgotten. Land once toiled over, homes now in ruins, and communities dispersed to the mercy of high seas and unknown lands. That is the historic nature of the North; a powerful legacy of human displacement and misfortune, that fuels the 'new generation' of the North to celebrate in song and creativity - a people and a time 'gone but not forgotten'.
Sally Edwards and Katrina Scott - two of the North of Scotland's finest and most original folk performers, with blues-influenced guitarist Charlie McIntosh are 'Emptyhouse'. With familiar tunes that reflect the North's past turbulent human history, they deliver music with passion and a fresh voice to stir the imagination and pull at the heart. A People and time that are 'gone but not forgotten'.
This collection of songs pulls together a long standing collaboration between Sally and Katrina. Ten years of gigs, Mods, ceilidhs, compilations, videos, and informal pub sessions come alive with the accompaniment of Charlie and a few friends. |
