Thursday, August 21, 2025
Brìghde Chaimbeul’s Sunwise: smallpipes, winter spirits and the faerie call of the Rhine
By Tim Cumming
Brìghde Chaimbeul, the Scottish smallpipes star pushing folk into experimental grounds talks to Tim Cumming about her powerful new album and how times have changed for female pipers

Brìghde Chaimbeul (photo: Steve Bliss)

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