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Gaelic singer Kathleen Maclnnes hits bull's-eye with film track
A Scottish singer is to star in award-winning film director Ridley Scott's forthcoming Robin Hood.
Kathleen Maclnnes was at home in South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, when she was contacted via social networking site Facebook and asked to work with the film-maker behind such huge hits as Alien, Blade Runner and Thelma and Louise.
Her vocals, inspired by ancient Gaelic chants, are now set to feature prominently in Scott's new film, with Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett.
The 40-year-old mother-of-three is expected to be heard during a dream sequence featuring Maid Marion (Blanchett).
It is set to be the biggest exposure for Gaelic in a major movie since Celtic supergroup Capercaillie recorded the soundtrack for Rob Roy and ended up appearing in the 1995 film, starring Liam Neeson, and performing at its premiere in Edinburgh.
Robin Hood could give Maclnnes a similar boost to the one enjoyed by Edinburgh singer Mairi Campbell after an old recording of her traditional rendition of Auld Lang Syne was featured in the first Sex and the City
A SCENE from Ridley Scott's new film Robin Hood.
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Maclnnes landed the role after Scott -who joined forces with Oscar-winner Crowe for the fifth time to make the film - saw the award-winning Gaelic feature film Seachd (The Inaccessible Pinnacle), which featured her singing.
Although widely recognised as one of Scotland's leading Gaelic singers, Maclnnes is little known outside traditional music and Gaelic broadcasting circles. She makes regular appearances on Gaelic television shows, both acting and presenting.
RUSSELL Crowe and Cate Blanchett star as Robin Hood and Maid Marion in Ridley Scott's new film Robin Hood.
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