On leaving school at 17 she started learning Gaelic formally at Clydebank College and subsequently majored in Gaelic song at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( RSAMD . )
Heavily influenced by Gaelic supergroup Capercaillie , Mackinnon began singing in Gaelic at school shows .
On leaving school at 17 Mackinnon started learning Gaelic formally at Clydebank College and subsequently majored in Gaelic song at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( RSAMD . )
Heavily influenced by Gaelic supergroup Capercaillie , Mackinnon began singing in Gaelic at school shows .