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Iona Fyfe
Describing Iona Fyfe as a Scottish folksinger is probably doing her an injustice, as the versatility displayed on her new EP release, Dark Turn of Mind, reflects her grasp and understanding of jazz, Americana and much more.
One of the best that Scotland has to offer.
Traditional Music
Instrumentation
Repertoire
Duo and Trio options are available. Repertoire spans traditional ballads of Aberdeenshire, Scots folksongs, Appalachian ballads and singer-songwriter genres.
Guise of Tough - Trad
Take Me Out Drinking - Michael Marra
The Ship Song (Scots) - Nick Cave
Love Story (Scots) - Taylor Swift
Bonnie Lass of Fyvie - Trad
The Golden Vanity - Trad
Banks of The Tigris - Iona Fyfe
Dark Turn of Mind - Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings
Lay Me Low - Trad
Swing and Turn - Trad
If I Go, I'm Goin - Gregory Alan Isakov
Biography
Aberdeenshire folksinger Iona Fyfe has become one of Scotland's finest young folk singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. The youngest ever winner of Scots Singer of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2018, Iona has been described as "one of the best Scotland has to offer" (Global-Music.de). With a number of high profile appearances under her belt, Iona, a mere 21 years of age, has toured throughout the UK, Poland, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Canada and Australia. Iona has performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as part of the World Premiere of Disney Pixar's Brave in Concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Released in 2019, Dark Turn of Mind is Iona's first EP entirely in English and features six ballads and songs found in both Appalachia and Aberdeenshire and has been described as "a new interpretation to the country genre" – Maverick.
Iona studied at the prestigious Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and graduated with a first class honours degree in Traditional Music and holds an FLCM in Traditional Voice from London College of Music. A sell-out show at Edinburgh Fringe Festival for three consecutive years, Iona was a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year and won the Molloy Award at Birmingham Irish Trad Fest. In 2018, Iona performed at Interceltique Festival De Lorient where she was described as "a Scottish folksinger, magical and charismatic" (Rolling Stone, France
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