A few years ago an American friend showed me her copy of a rather well produced CD entitled 'Celtic Mouth Music' which included 37 examples from Ireland & Scotland (mainly), Louisiana and Canada. Singers included Audrey St Coeur, John MacDonald, Dolores Keane and John Faulkner, Yann-Fanch Kemner, Benoít Benoít, Grey Larsen, André Marchand and The McPeakes..... and the beat goes on.
It contains some stunning examples of the genre.
When she went home on a visit she tried to get me a copy, but was unable to as it appeared to have disappeared from the shelves.
Somebody who had been involved in its making kindly dubbed me off a copy, but the extremely well produced booklet was incomplete so I don't have the full details. The poorly reproduced cover appears to give the company title as 'Musical Re-renditions (Does that ring a bell??)'
It is well worth looking out for.
Will try to find out who made it if anybody is interested.
If anybody wishes to hear canntaireachd at its best, do search out recordings of the elderly Hebridean singer Mary Morrison who was recorded by the BBC in the 50s and whose rendition of pipe tunes is superb.
Jim Carroll