Màiri MacInnes

Màiri MacInnes is a Scottish vocalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic. She was born in South Uist, an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Gaelic was only language she spoke at home, with MacInnes only learning English at school. and went on to win the 1983 Pan Celtic Festival in Killarney, Ireland. Dotaman, Siudan, Trang-Trang, Na Daoine Beaga, and Orain 's Rannan. Her third album, Orosay, was released in 2001, followed by Tickettybo in 2002. MacInnes performed at the Celtic Connections music festival in 2011.

In 2015, she released her album Gràs and recorded the theme song for the film Whisky Galore! in the same year. MacInnes performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at Celtic Connections in 2019.

In 2018, she performed her composition Tha ar n-ainm ard air Meinhein as part of the show Far Far from Ypres, commemorating the centenary of the end of World War I. MacInnes was inducted into the Traditional Music Hall of Fame in 2019. She also appeared in BBC Alba's Mòd coverage in 2023.

MacInnes teaches Gaelic song at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and has taught in Scotland, the United States, and Canada. She lives in Scotland.

Discography Causeway (1989) This Feeling Inside (1995) Orosay (2001) Tickettyboo (2002) Gràs (2015)