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The Isle of Skye
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I wrote this song at a time in my life when I was a bit lost. Life was moving, but I was not really sure where I belonged. I always seemed to gravitate back to the Isle of Skye. It’s where I was born, and there’s something about that place that touches the heartstrings, but I don’t know how to explain that. It’s a rugged, beautiful, and very peaceful place. But I think more than that, it’s the people. There’s a warmth and honesty there that’s hard to find.

This song, I think, is really about that place. The raw beauty of it, the peace, and the way you feel connected to everything. It’s a song about taking a step back and appreciating what’s important.

I wrote this song very quickly, almost in one sitting. It was very rough, but it was honest. And then I kind of put music aside for two years, and this song was left there.

I came back to it a few weeks ago, and I asked Dyl and Petra to help me with this song, and I think their voices are exactly what I wanted. They gave it new life, but they kept the heart of it. And I think, when I hear this, it’s still me, but it’s grown into something more. And I think that’s what it was always meant to do.

I would like to give a special thanks to my husband Piotr for his guitar work and Mojca for helping me fine-tune the lyrics.

Petra: Backing vocals
Dyl: Backing Vocals
Piotr: Guitar, Bass and Drums
Mojca: Fixing my Lyrics
Me: Violin, Keyboards, Tin whistle, Vocals, Lyrics and Mixing
Released: 29-Mar-2026
Category: Folk
Application: Pro Tools
File type: mp3
File size: 9.1 Mb
Plays: 19
Downloads: 0
Weekly plays: 1
Weekly downloads: 0
License: No derivative works allowed
AI assisted with lyrics: No
AI assisted with music/production: No
Lyrics
The Isle of Skye

Verse 1
Morning mist on the Cuillin hills, the kettle starts to sing

Father tunes the old guitar, the gulls ride on the wind

Mother hums a gentle air while bread warms by the fire

On the Isle of Skye their quiet life is all they would require


Verse 2
Boats return at twilight with the silver of the sea

Stories told in Gaelic by the hearth of memory

Fiddles cry and whistles dance when evening shadows grow
Music binds the family in a way the world won’t know

Chorus

From Skye across the water her melody will fly

A voice born in the heather reaching out beyond the sky
Though the world may call her far from every hill and shore

Her song will carry home with her forevermore

Verse 3
One traveller heard her singing by the harbour late one night
The waves stood still to listen in the fading amber light

A promise formed in quiet words of stages yet unseen

And suddenly the island felt much smaller than it’d been

Chorus

From Skye across the water her melody will fly

A voice born in the heather reaching out beyond the sky
Though the world may call her far from every hill and shore

Her song will carry home with her forevermore

Bridge

But every note remembers where the mountain shadows fall
The peat fire’s glow, the family close, the place that shaped it all

No road can take her farther than the love that gave her voice
And every dream she follows started with that choice

Chorus

From Skye across the water her melody will fly

A voice born in the heather reaching out beyond the sky
Though the world may call her far from every hill and shore

Her song will carry home with her forevermore

Outro

And the wind still sings on Skye tonight

Through stone and sea and flame

A family by the firelight

Forever in her name.
Comments
artist
Lovely song!
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20 days ago
artist
@CelticLark 
Awesome music! I love everything about this song. Beautifully sung and played. (Btw, I'm a huge Runrig and Wolfstone fan!)
👍👌😋
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20 days ago
artist
Love the song and the backstory. Everyone did so well on this. Thanks for your talent.
artist
Splendid song & awesome collab
20 days ago
Oh my, what a beauty - lovely collaboration. Amazing and an instant fav! Everything is perfect to me.
artist
Absolute Gold! Gemma, you sure are a talent!
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18 days ago
artist
Thank you everyone. I am so glad you like this ❤️
artist
I am glad you posted this. 
Your work is stunning Sweetheart!
Lotsa love Mo xxxxx
15 days ago
artist
Most excelent!
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13 days ago
artist
Beautiful! Excellent song! And good songs usually are written in a flash! Like this one! This is quality top drawer creation! You have the gift! Treasure it1 And you have the best to support you in this piece! Kudos!
1 day ago
artist
Thank you everyone xxx
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