Waiting for the Boy: Capercaillie and "M'Ionam"

Capercaillie brings the random tune for today. A Scottish band founded in the Argyll region of Scotland in the early 1980s, Capercaillie is known for mixing traditional Gaelic tunes with modern recording techniques and instrumentation. Capercaillie started as a purely traditional band, but in the 1990s they began mix funk bass lines, synthesizers and electric guitars into their repertoire of traditional tunes. Lately they have been reverting back to more traditional instrumentation while retaining a light fusion feel to their music. In 1992, they recorded the first Scottish-Gaelic song to crack the UK Top 40. They have released eleven studio albums, four of which have made the UK Albums chart, and one live album. They also have two compilation albums and have performed on two soundtracks. This song, M'Ionam, can be found on their 1997 CD Beautiful Wasteland. The song seems to be about, to me, a mother who is waiting for her son to return to her with gifts from his sailings to the Indies.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capercaillie_(band)