Vocalist Iona Fyfe is from Huntly in Scotland. She grew up going to sing-a-rounds, folk clubs and folk festivals in the North East where she…
Artist Profiles: Iona Fyfe
Tag: Scotland
Artist Profiles: Kevin Henderson
Kevin Henderson began playing the fiddle at the age of nine and after a brief initial spell with highly renowned Shetland fiddler and tutor Trevor…
Artist Profiles: Bríghde Chaimbeul
Piper Brìghde Chaimbeul was born in Sleat on the Isle of Skye, Scotland in 1998. She is a native Gaelic speaker and came up with…
Artist Profiles: Rura
Rura is a multi award-winning act contemporary Scottish folk music band. Their compellingly fiery, rugged yet refined and progressive instrumentals on fiddle, Highland pipes, flute,…
Artist Profiles: Tony McManus
Guitarist Tony McManus was born in 1965 in Paisley, Scotland. He is a leading figure in contemporary Celtic music. His style is influenced by the…
Artist Profiles: Maeve MacKinnon
Maeve Mackinnon is one of Scotland’s foremost young Gaelic and Scots singers. A versatile singer, she studied Gaelic song at RSAMD and maintained a deep…
Artist Profiles: Dick Gaughan
Dick Gaughan Dick Gaughan has been a professional musician and singer since 1970 and made his first solo album in 1971. Working mainly in the…
Artist Profiles: Ryan Young
Ryan Young was born October 27, 1990. He fell in love with the violin after watching Scottish music legend Aly Bain play. Aged only 16…
Artist Profiles: 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…
Artist Profiles: Mike Heron
Mike Heron, together with Robin Williamson and Clive Palmer, was a founder member of Edinburgh’s Incredible String Band. Formed in 1965, they soon broke from…