CEREMONY

We want everyone who enjoys The Hearach single malt whisky to take some time to connect with us here in our Outer Hebridean island.

One of the ways we can help you do this is through sound and a sense of quiet ceremony.

So, put life on pause when you can, pour a dram, and press play on our specially created immersive soundscape by young island audio artist Fraser MacBeath.

Fraser recently won the RSA Benno Schotz Prize at the Royal Scottish Academy 197th Annual Exhibition, and spent much of 2023 traveling around Harris, speaking to local people and exploring hidden corners with his recording equipment.

The resulting piece of work weaves past and present, the noises of the natural world, and the lyrical melody and music of the men and women who call this place their home.

Join us over the coming months and years for more audio creations to accompany your dram of The Hearach single malt whisky.

Featuring...

Fiona Langley, clarsach harp, Rhenigidale.

Jillian MacLennan, voice, tour guide at Isle of Harris Distillery.

Donald John Mackay, Harris Tweed weaver, loom sounds, Luskentyre.

Claire Wilson School of Dance, ambient noise, Isle of Harris.

Pupils and tutors, singing, Fèis Eilean na Hearadh 2023.

Iain ‘Tosh’ Macintosh and Neil Mackay, voices, 'Taigh Mo Shenar', Tarbert.

Lewis Mackenzie, voice, naturalist and kelp diver, North Harris Eagle Observatory.

Isla Scott, Ellie-Ceit Johnson, and Anna Macleod, singing, St Clements' church, Rodel.

Roddy Macleod, former lighthouse keeper, voice, Scalpay.

Katie Macinnes, fiddle, Crossbost.

Seilebost / Scarista / Scalpay / Rhenigidale / Leverburgh / Tarbert / The Clisham / Leverburgh / The Golden Road / Drinishader.

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Immersive stereo audio recording. Best enjoyed with high quality headphones or audio equipment.

Mixed and mastered by Scott Jones and Fraser MacBeath © 2023

Featuring...

Flamenco Dancers outside Tabanco el Pasaje, Jerez, Spain

Families Playing, Picadueñas Park, Jerez, Spain

Common Swifts and other birds, Alcázar de Jerez de la Frontera and Alameda Vieja, Jerez, Spain.

Donald John Mackay, Harris Tweed weaver, loom sounds, Isle of Harris

Street Market Vendors, Jerez, Spain

Sherry cask-making, Bollullos Par del Condado, Spain.

Oloroso Cask Filling, Isle of Harris Distillery, Tarbert, Isle of Harris

Crotal Bells, Royal Alcázar of Seville, Seville, Spain

Crowds at La Giralda Cathedral, Seville, Spain 

Katie Macinnes, Fiddle, Crossbost

Callum Macleod, Spanish guitar, Swordale

Fraser MacBeath, Accordion, Marybank

Shifting Sand Dunes, Seilebost, Isle of Harris

Barrel Rolling, Ardhasaig Warehouses, Isle of Harris.

Tarbert / Ardhasiag / Seilebost / Jerez de la Frontera / Seville / Huelva

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Immersive stereo audio recording. Best enjoyed with high quality headphones or audio equipment.

Mixed and mastered by Scott Jones and Fraser MacBeath © 2024