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The Highland Soul
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Recording 'The Highland Soul' felt like stepping into the misty Highlands themselves.
I played all the instruments - guitar, bass, percussion, layered pads - Gemma brought her magic with lead vocals and her tin whistle and violin
The lyrics were a joint effort that we wrote late into a few night, trying to capture stories of lochs and legends that Gemma grew up with.

Mixing in Pro Tools was where it all came together in many layers. I sang backing vocals and worked hard to balance them beneath Gemma’s voice, giving space for the whistle to drift like Highland air.

We hope you enjoy this piece.
Released: 28-Apr-2025
Category: Folk
Application: Pro Tools
File type: mp3
File size: 9.4 Mb
Plays: 2
Downloads: 0
Weekly plays: 2
Weekly downloads: 0
License: No derivative works allowed
Lyrics
THE HIGHLAND SPIRIT
by Gemma Anderson and Piotr Bolesław

Verse 1
Morning mist drifts down from Cairngorm’s crown  
While heather sighs where soft winds lay her down  
I carve these words beside a silver stream  
Where ancient stones still cradle whispered dreams  

Chorus 
She speaks in riddles older than the sky  
Her voice, a river where the secrets lie  
She knows the truth but lets it softly sleep  
The Highland soul the ages vowed to keep  

Verse 2
By water’s edge, she stood in woven thread  
Her gaze held storms and sunsets long since fled  
No mortal time could touch her ageless face  
It danced like light within the morning haze  

Chorus 
She speaks in riddles older than the sky  
Her voice, a river where the secrets lie  
She knows the truth but lets it softly sleep  
The Highland soul the ages vowed to keep  

Music

Verse 3  
The lochs, remember every name  
Each soul who passed, now woven through the rain 
Beneath the waves, the silver shadows glide  
And guard the tales the darkened depths confide   

Chorus
She speaks in riddles older than the sky  
Her voice, a river where the secrets lie  
She knows the truth but lets it softly sleep  
The Highland soul the ages vowed to keep  

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artist
Wonderful duet ... Gemma's vocals are crystal clear, so is the production. Exactly how it should be. Flows like water. Back vox are spot on. Everything works here, really ...
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artist
Thanks a bunch for uploading this! It’s so much clearer than the one you sent me a few weeks ago.
Gemma’s passion for Celtic music shines through here. As I’ve said before, you two are a world-class talent! A beautiful image of Gemma in the artwork too x
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