(Scottish Gaelic for "

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") was a

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" 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 Gaelic music to wider public attention. The group comprised three singers:

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, 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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