Iain Fraser's latest release 'Koterana' retells the remarkable story of 800 Scottish Highlanders who followed Reverend Norman McLeod on a journey which lasted almost 40 years and spanned the globe, with Assynt-born McLeod setting off for Nova Scotia from Ullapool in 1817, before sailing to Adelaide in 1850 and finally settling in the village of Waipu, New Zealand in 1854. Iain was inspired by the incredible landscapes Reverend McLeod and his followers would have left behind, the places they travelled through and what they took with them. He creates a musical thread which joins the four countries in one remarkable story while incorporating elements of traditional material from the musical traditions of each.
Tracks:
1. Lochinver No More/Suilven/Achmelvich Beach 06:22 video
2. Chagair, Chagair, Chagair a' Ghruagach 02:34
3. McLeod's Sextant 02:32
4. The Sunday Gathering 02:27
5. Sandy Cameron/My Brother's Letter 04:07
6. From Capes Breton to Good Hope 03:15
7. The Gazelle 01:59 video
8. Canvas Town 03:42
9. Litir bho Iain MacGill?osa ? New Zealand 03:04
10. Aotearoa/Reel of the Flying Fish 04:11
11. Norman McLeod's Welcome to Waipu/Celtic Waiata/Annie Aitken/Willie McBride/Kiwi Reel 07:26
