Mac-Talla (Scottish Gaelic for "echo") was a Scottish Gaelic "supergroup" formed in 1992 at the suggestion of record label owner Robin Morton.[1] Morton credited the individual band members as some of those responsible for bringing Gaelic music to wider public attention.[1]
The band was described by the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame, and by The Rough Guide to World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, as a "Gaelic supergroup".[6][7]Q Magazine also called them a "supergroup".[3]
Their only album, Mairidh Gaol is Ceòl (there is a Gaelic proverb, Thig crìoch air an t-saoghal / Ach mairidh gaol is ceòl, "The world will come to an end / But love and music will endure"),[8] was released in 1994 by Morton's Temple Records.[3][7] In reviewing the album, Scotland on Sunday said "This has to be THE Gaelic showcase outfit for the 1990s".[3]Rough Guide: Scottish Highlands and Islands described the album as featuring "glorious harmony and solo singing, accordion and harp".[9]