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Mairi MacInnes was born in Baghasdail a Tuath - North Boisdale, a small township on the beautiful and remote Hebridean island of South Uist. Gaelic was spoken exclusively at home with whom she shared with her six siblings and it was not until Mairi went to school that she learned to speak English. Her love of the Gaelic language is instinctive and enduring, her desire to share the beauty of her mother tongue has been a theme throughout her career.
In 1982 Mairi became one of the youngest winners of the prestigious Gold Medal at the Royal National Mod, on her first attempt which led to a debut album Causeway in 1989.
Her second album This Feeling Inside was released in 1995. The title track was translated into both Gaelic and Welsh and recorded with the Llangwm Male Welsh Voice Choir on their album Ysbryd Y Gael. After the album release, Mairi was invited to perform the song with the choir and the BBC Welsh Philharmonic Orchestra in St David’s Hall Cardiff for BBC television.
Career highlights have included entertaining his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Holyrood Palace and performing as a soloist at the world-famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
Over the years Mairi has produced many award-winning Gaelic albums. Her latest single <a href="spotify:album:3D6vz6BXSozVKEvZq646n8" data-name="Turning of the Tide">Turning of the Tide</a> was released on 5th September 2025.
In 1982 Mairi became one of the youngest winners of the prestigious Gold Medal at the Royal National Mod, on her first attempt which led to a debut album Causeway in 1989.
Her second album This Feeling Inside was released in 1995. The title track was translated into both Gaelic and Welsh and recorded with the Llangwm Male Welsh Voice Choir on their album Ysbryd Y Gael. After the album release, Mairi was invited to perform the song with the choir and the BBC Welsh Philharmonic Orchestra in St David’s Hall Cardiff for BBC television.
Career highlights have included entertaining his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Holyrood Palace and performing as a soloist at the world-famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
Over the years Mairi has produced many award-winning Gaelic albums. Her latest single <a href="spotify:album:3D6vz6BXSozVKEvZq646n8" data-name="Turning of the Tide">Turning of the Tide</a> was released on 5th September 2025.
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