This CD is the first collection of songs composed byimmigrants from the Scottish Hoghlands to the United States. The lyrics are in the Gaelic of their native tongue. Men who led a vigorous life as farmers, hunters, and soldiers bequeathed these songs to us to record their experiences all across America during the period ranging from the mid-18th to the 20th centuries.

Communities of Scottish highlanders began settling in the area we call the United States in the 1730s, particulatly in the Carolinas, Florida and New York States. Large numbers of them came as soldiers during the French and Indian War (1755-1763) and many stayed on, urging their relatives back home to join them. They also fought during the War for American Independence on both sides, but mainly as Loyalists to the Crown of Great Britain. They came in even larger numbers during the 19th and 20th centuries, many via Canada. Their songs give a voice to their history.