Ishbel MacAskill obituary

Scottish singer known as the 'Gaelic diva'Ishbel MacAskill, who has died after a fall aged 70, was an outstanding singer of Gaelic song, often referred to as the "Gaelic diva". The emotional quality of her unaccompanied singing transcended language barriers. She sang in Washington DC and Cape Breton in Canada, as well as at Glasgow's celebrated Celtic Connections festival and on the Transatlantic Sessions television series. MacAskill also appeared as Nora, the shop assistant, in the popular 199...

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