15 Facts About Talitha MacKenzie

From an early age, MacKenzie took advantage of growing up in a multi-cultural New York environment.

At around the same time, Talitha MacKenzie worked at maritime museums in Mystic, Ct and South Street, Manhattan, which led to her crewing on sailing ships.

Talitha MacKenzie spent several years touring America as a solo artist and performing puirt a beul with a local Scottish traditional dance band.

Talitha MacKenzie joined the Scottish folk ensemble Drumalban, led by James MacDonald Reid; in the group was piper and violin virtuoso Martyn Bennett.

Talitha MacKenzie sang and handled vocal arrangements, while Swan played the majority of instruments with further contributions from Martyn Bennett on pipes and fiddle.

Swan continued recording as "Mouth Music" and Talitha MacKenzie toured internationally under her own name, leading workshops in Mouth Music for Dancing.

In September 1992, Talitha MacKenzie set up the a cappella women's group Sedenka.

In 1993, Talitha MacKenzie released her second solo album Solas on Riverboat Records, working with producer-arrangers Iain McKinna and Chris Birkett.

In 1995, Talitha MacKenzie took on a role in the Gaelic play Reiteach and toured with the production throughout Scotland.

In 2004, Talitha MacKenzie flew to Hollywood to sing with Dessislava Stefanova and the Bulgarian Women's Choir on the soundtrack of the film Troy.

Talitha MacKenzie used the proceeds to set up her own record label, Sonas Multimedia, in order to release her music in both CD and digital download format.

In 2007, Talitha MacKenzie began to release digital download-only singles via Sonas Multimedia.

On July 22,2007, Talitha MacKenzie released her fourth album Indian Summer, which celebrated the connection between Celtic and American cultures and explored her own roots on both sides of the Atlantic.

Talitha MacKenzie is currently teaching at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Edinburgh Napier University and is looking forward to further recording projects, including a World Music album Global Sequence and a collection of Batonebi Songs.

Talitha MacKenzie recently was invited to perform as a soloist with the Jubilant Community Choir at the Thames Pageant for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee on June 3,2012.