(Scottish Gaelic for "

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") was a

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" supergroup" formed in 1992 at the suggestion of record label owner Robin Morton. Morton credited the individual band members as some of those responsible for bringing

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to wider public attention. The group comprised three singers: Eilidh Mackenzie, a recipient of the Gold Medal, Christine Primrose, and

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; plus harpist and cellist Alison Kinnaird (also Morton's spouse), described by the

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in 2015 as one of Scotland's "most influential musicians" and keyboardist Blair Douglas, formerly of

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. The band was described by the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame, and by ''The Rough Guide to World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East'', as a "Gaelic supergroup". ''

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'' also called them a "supergroup". Their only album, (there is a Gaelic proverb, , "The world will come to an end / But love and music will endure"), was released in 1994 by Morton's Temple Records. In reviewing the album, ''

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'' said "This has to be THE Gaelic showcase outfit for the 1990s". ''Rough Guide: Scottish Highlands and Islands'' described the album as featuring "glorious harmony and solo singing, accordion and harp".

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