Òran Ùr do Mhuile: This lovely album is the result of an innovative song writing competition to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Mull Local Mòd. Entries were received from all over the country and assessors had a difficult task in choosing a shortlist from the four categories for the final.

The songs featured on the CD are from the finalists chosen and are performed on the album by talented local singers Kirsty MacKinnon  and Alasdair  Whyte. The singers are accompanied by Mary Ann Kennedy (clarsach, backing vocals), Gillian Frame (fiddle, viola), Findlay Napier (guitar), Douglas Miller (piano), Davy Cattanach (drums, percussion).

Kirsty N MacKinnon, 20, is from Tobermory on the Isle of Mull where she was introduced to Gaelic song at an early age. She has been singing at local and national level since the age of five where she has won many prizes for both Gaelic singing and clarsach. She studied for a year at the Gaelic college - Sabhal Mòr Ostaig where she studied with the Gaelic singer, Christine Primrose. Kirsty is now in her third year of the B.A. Scottish Music degree at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, where she has studied Gaelic song with Kenna Campbell and Mairi MacInnes, as well as clarsach and Scots song.

Alasdair C Whyte, 21, is from Salen on the Isle of Mull. He has been singing since the age of 4 at both local and national level winning many junior competitions at the Royal National Mòd. In 2006, he became the Men’s Gold Medallist in Dunoon. He completed a year at the Gaelic college, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig before continuing his studies at Glasgow University.  He is currently in his 4th year of a M.A. in Gaelic and Celtic Civilisation. In 2007, Alasdair was a soloist in a series of concerts celebrating the works of Sorley MacLean and also sang in the pan-European St. Kilda opera, ‘Hiort’. Alasdair is also a member of the Glasgow Gaelic choir, Ceòlraidh Gàidhlig Ghlaschu, who won the premier choral award, the Lovat and Tullibardine Shield at the National Mòd in Fort William 2007.

The Isle of Mull is the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland and it's main town is Tobermory. Mull is an attractive, unspoilt island with a coastline of over 300 miles, yet its population is only about 2700. Much-visited for its scenery (hills, waterfalls, sea caves, forest walks and beaches), it is also very popular for fishing and golf. The island has produced a plethora of traditional bards such as Dugald MacPhail, Lachann Dubh a' Chrogainn, John MacLean and Neil MacLean, and it continues to inspire others to write about tyhe island and its people to this day.