Anna Arnott Explained

Anna "Annie" Arnott
Birth Name:	Annag Iain Mhurchaidh (Anna Mackenzie)
Birth Place:	Linicro, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Occupation:	singer, crofter, shop keeper
Module:	Embed: yes Genre: puirt à beul Instrument: Vocals

Anna "Annie" Arnott (née Mackenzie; 1887–1978) was a Scottish singer who sang in Scottish Gaelic in the puirt à beul style.

Biography

Arnott was born and raised in Linicro, near Uig on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. She learned many songs from her mother who was descended from the MacDonald bards. She was regarded as one of the foremost exponents of traditional Gaelic song. Her singing was recorded in 1950 by Derick Thomson and later by Calum Maclean and by others from the School of Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Many of her recordings are archived on Tobar and Dualchais. The song Seallaibh Curaigh Eoghainn (Look at Ewen's Coracle) was included on a compilation of music from the Western Isles.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

She was a housewife, crofter and also had a shop in Linicro. She lived in Glasgow for many years, eventually returning to Skye.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biography – Annie Arnott. Tobar an Dualchais. 29 November 2017.
2. Web site: Skye Gaelic poetry and song collections: Annie Arnott. Gaelic Literature of the Isle of Skye. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032759/http://www.skyelit.co.uk/poetry/collect1.htm. 1 December 2017. 29 November 2017. dead.
3. Web site: Joan MacKenzie. 8 June 2007. The Scotsman. 29 November 2017.
4. Web site: Various – Music From The Western Isles. discogs. 29 November 2017.