Artist Profiles: Shona Mooney

Shona Mooney

Shona Mooney is originally from the Scottish Borders, born in 1984 near Linlithgow in Scotland. In 1999 and 2000 she reached the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award semi-final.

After reading a new course in folk and traditional music in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, she worked with other fiddlers from the Borders in a project called Borders Young Fiddles – promoting the traditional music of their area and combining it with their own compositions. Their CD was released in 2004.

Discography:

Heartsease (Foot Stompin’ Records, 2006)

Author: Angel Romero

Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, IndĂ­gena Records and Music of the World.
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