Christine Primrose
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Christine Primrose (Scottish Gaelic: Cairistìona Primrose; born 17 February 1950) is a Gaelic singer and music teacher. She was born in Carloway, Lewis, but she currently lives on the Isle of Skye.
In interviews Primrose has stated that she has been singing since she was a small child, which is very typical in her family. She won a gold medal in sean-nós at the Royal National Mòd in 1974 and an award at the 1978 Pan Celtic Festival, and, as was not common at the time, she took a degree in traditional Gaelic music, and she has been performing all around the world, especially in North America, Australia, New Zealand and in Europe. For example, she was at the Smithsonian Folklife Music Festival in Washington, D.C., with Alison Kinnaird. Besides this, she was a member of Mac-Talla, and she has presented television and radio programmes. According to Cencrastus magazine, her first album Àite Mo Ghaoil became "a classic for its generation". It was re-released on CD in 1993. At the time, Temple had reportedly been told that "no one was interested in that [Gaelic music]".
Besides her performance work, Primrose has been working at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig since 1982, the year that the school began to offer full-time courses. At first she was a secretary, and since 1993 she has taught in the course Gaelic and Traditional Music (BA) and in short courses. She has complained that "bias... resulted in some of Scotland's finest musicians being treated as little more than 'noble savages'".
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- Ceann Traigh Ghruinneart / Fraoch A Ronaigh (The Head Of Gruinart Sands / Heather From Rona) - Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh (Without Seeking, Without Asking) - Christine Primrose
- An Gille Dubh Ciar-Dhubh (A Dark Swarthy Lad) - Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh (Without Seeking, Without Asking) - Christine Primrose
- A Mhairead Og (Young Mairead) - Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh (Without Seeking, Without Asking) - Christine Primrose
- Bean A' Chotain Ruaidh (The Lady Of The Russet Brown Coat) - Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh (Without Seeking, Without Asking) - Christine Primrose
- An Till Mise Chaoidh (Shall I Ever Return) - Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh (Without Seeking, Without Asking) - Christine Primrose
- Oganaich An Or-Fhuilt Bhuidhe (The Young Man With The Golden Yellow Hair) - Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh (Without Seeking, Without Asking) - Christine Primrose
- Oran Mu'n Ghruagaich (A Song About The Gruagach) - Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh (Without Seeking, Without Asking) - Christine Primrose
- Dheanainn Sugradh Ris An Nigh'n Dubh (I Would Sport With The Black Haired Girl) - Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh (Without Seeking, Without Asking) - Christine Primrose
- Soraidh Bho Granger (Granger's Farewell) - Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh (Without Seeking, Without Asking) - Christine Primrose
- Do Ghaidheil Shiatail (To The Gaels Of Seattle) - Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh (Without Seeking, Without Asking) - Christine Primrose
- Nach Truagh Leat Mi 'S Tu'n Eirinn (Do You Not Pity Me Whilst You Are In Ireland) - Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh (Without Seeking, Without Asking) - Christine Primrose
- So Nam Shineadh Air An T-Sliabh (Here I Am Lying On The Hillside) - Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh (Without Seeking, Without Asking) - Christine Primrose
- Puirt-a-beul (Mouth Music) (Eadaraibh a huinn o/Domhnall dubh an Domhnallaich/Nighean rudh' bhan/Meal do bhrogan/Ciamar a ni mi an dannsa direach) - Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh (Without Seeking, Without Asking) - Christine Primrose
- Strath Ban (Strathbane) - Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh (Without Seeking, Without Asking) - Christine Primrose
- 'N Ath Bhanais Bhios Agam / Louden's Bonnie Woods And Braes - Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh (Without Seeking, Without Asking) - Christine Primrose
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