Released November 7, 2025.
Now available on Bandcamp
CD + DL – tracks
Track listing:
1. Turadh 19:14
2. 57.0908° N, 3.6939° W 02:34
3. Rionnag a Tuath 06:28
4. 56.9500° N, 3.2667° W 02:42
5. Gleann Ciùin 18:59
“Gleann Ciùin is the second album in a trilogy that explores two narratives: my journeys across the vast landscapes and weathered peaks of the Cairngorms in Aberdeenshire, and my exploration of the rich, resonant tones of pipe organs, contemplating the weight of history and the timeless beauty of these majestic instruments.” Claire M Singer
Organ, cello and electronics performed by Claire M Singer.
Special thanks to Robert Ames, Hugh Brunt, Angus Farquhar, David Flemming, Christine Furnish, Matthew Hynes, Iain Mac a’Phearsain, William McVicker, Zoë Miller, Meg Monteith, David Robertson, Donald Shaw, Andrew Stevenson, Richard Thomas, Ash Todd and Roger Williams.
The recording of this album is generously supported by Arts Council England and PRS Foundation’s Composers’ Fund in partnership with Jerwood Arts.
Published by Touch Music/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd.
All tracks written, mixed and produced by Claire M Singer
Additional mixing by Fiona Cruickshank
Mastered by Denis Blackham
Art Direction and photography by Jon Wozencroft
Additional photography by Ash Todd
Reviews:
MOJO (UK):
The Guardian (UK):
dasfilter (Germany)
You can read a review by Thaddeus Herrmann here
The Skinny (UK):
On 7 November, Claire M Singer (Music Director of the organ at London’s Union Chapel) releases the second instalment of her triptych inspired by both her journeys in the Cairngorms and experimentation with the pipe organ. On her latest body of work – Gleann Ciuín, meaning ‘Quiet Glen’ in Gaelic – its five tracks and approximate 50-minute runtime is bookended by two 19-minute pieces; opener Turadh takes its name for the Gaelic word for ‘a break in the clouds’, while the Ivor Novello-nominated title track closes the album. Several organs recorded across Scotland appear on Turadh, while Gleann Ciuín’s composition beautifully pairs viola, violin, cello and French horns with the Southbank Centre’s 1967 Flentrop organ. The album’s filling features two shorter, rumbling electronic pieces that flank the centrepiece, the bright and optimistic Rionnag a Tuath (‘north star’). A fascinating listen from start to finish, as evocative, atmospheric and as grand as you’d expect from a record rooted in a journey through the Scottish Highlands, but it’s the sounds Singer creates from the myriad organs featured that truly mesmerise.
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