Sarah MacNeil – Noss – In Tune With Nature

Описание: Sarah MacNeil is Scottish harpist, composer and graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She works full time as a musician and loves both performing and composing. Earlier this year Sarah released an EP of six own compositions titled ’Northbay’ inspired by the Isle of Barra. She is often inspired by places, scenery and the nature around us.
Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Noss was the only nature reserve we could not visit in 2020. We look forward to taking Sarah to Shetland in Spring 2021 to create a video to accompany her beautiful music.

"The striking scenery, sheer cliff tops and dramatic waves were the features of Noss that first inspired me to write this piece of music. However as I researched the island it was the delicate balance between room for man and room for nature and the issues of sustainability and climate change that struck me as equally important. I wanted to reflect both the outstanding beauty of the scenery and the need to protect the ecosystem at Noss. I am greatly indebted to the current wardens (Juan Brown, Jennifer Clark and Duncan Halpin) who gave me information on the island and their words are the inspiration for the voice over in the composition. They explained to me that the birds were 'a window to our oceans' and that their reduced numbers were reflecting the dangers of climate change and the need to act. The music I've composed aims to reflect this special, isolated Island, it's cliff top beauty, its soaring birds and wildlife and yet also the sadness should the delicate balance on this little piece of paradise be lost." - Sarah MacNeil

Sarah MacNeil - composition, harp, synths
Patsy Reid - string parts
Billy Kay - voice over
Scott Wood - mix and master

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