Iona Fyfe
Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
2 Sauchiehall Street
Jan 30, 2018
8:00 PM UTC
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“Where You’re Meant to Be” is a concept album, inspired by the source and revivalist singers of Aberdeenshire. Featuring archive clips of singers such as Stanley Robertson and Lizzie Higgins, Iona aims to showcase revivalism in folksong by creating a programme of modern interpretations of old ballads and self-penned songs in a traditional style. Whilst drawing on the work of Scottish songwriters such as Michael Marra and Aidan Moffat (Arab Strap), Iona aims to showcase the universalism of folksong in an inter-genre manner. In 2018, Iona will be touring her album “Where You’re Meant to Be” throughout the UK in March and will perform in Fergus, Ontario in April. Iona’s album launch will see her joined by an extended line-up of Charlie Grey, Tim Edey, Luc McNally (Dosca), Ross Miller, Simon Gall (Salsa Celtica) and Charlie Stewart (BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2017).
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July 12th 2025
Great music, great voices, great combination!
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Iona Fyfe Biography
Aberdeenshire folksinger, Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. In 2021, she became the first singer to win the coveted title of Musician of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. Iona is a fierce advocate for the official recognition of the Scots Language, leading a successful campaign to pressure Spotify into recognising Scots and add it to its list of languages. Honoured at the Scots Language Awards with the title of Speaker of the Year in 2021, Iona performs both folk and pop songs in the Scots language, remaining true to her rooting in tradition. Iona has featured in several publications including The Sunday Post, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Times. She won the title of Scots Singer of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards in 2018 and was described as “one of the best Scotland has to offer.” (Global-Music.de)
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