Christine Primrose, a native Gaelic speaker, and internationally renowned traditional singer, comes from Carloway on the west side of the Island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.
She has been singing for as long as she can remember, and has won major awards at Gaelic Mods (competitive Festivals) since she was seven years old. She also won the coveted Traditional Singing Competition at the Pan-Celtic Festival in Killarney in Ireland where singers from all other Celtic nations, Ireland, Isle of Man, Brittany, Cornwall and Wales were taking part. She has frequently appeared on television, mainly as a singer, but has also presented a 12 series Gaelic magazine programme, as well as numerous radio programmes. In 1995 she was part of the cast as a singer in a Tag production (Theatre Company in Glasgow) which ran for three months.
Christine has toured extensively in Northern America and Canada, Australia and Europe, conducting workshops, giving concerts and recitals. She also took part in the prestigious Smithsonian Folklife Music Festival in Washington USA, as part of 'Scotland at the Smithsonian', along with the renowned harp-player Alison Kinnaird.
Christine is currently teaching Gaelic song at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the Gaelic College on the Isle of Skye, and frequently gives Gaelic song presentations at the various conferences and events which are held at the college.
SLIDESHOW
She has recorded 6 CDs to date, on the Temple Record Label:-
Aite Mo Ghaoil
'S tu nam Chuimhne
The Quiet Tradition (with Alison Kinnaird)
Mairidh Gaol is Ceol (with Mac Talla)
Gun Sireadh Gun Iarraidh
and one on the Anam Record Label
An Turas (with Brian O hEadhra)
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