Kaela Rowan

" Graced by Kaela Rowan's beautifully impassioned vocals.." Sue Wilson The Scotsman. Once heard, never forgotten, Kaela Rowan’s voice has come a long way since her teens singing in folk bands and playing sessions and festivals around her native Highlands. Citing an eclectic range of early influences, John Martyn, Planxty and Joni Mitchell, amongst others, Kaela has since forged her own unique path throughout the Scottish music scene. Moving to Edinburgh in her twenties, her passion for traditional song and dance led her to her training in community arts and ultimately becoming a traditional dance and music tutor for various organisations , including Dance Base, ALP & Feisean Nan Gaidheal. Currently Kaela holds the post of the Scottish Borders Council's Traditional Song Development Worker. As co-lead singer with influential Scottish group “Mouth Music” Kaela recorded four albums and toured globally playing prestigious headline slots at Womad, Glastonbury, and Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations amongst others. Much in demand for her beautiful voice , she has recorded and performed with such acclaimed acts as Shooglenifty, The Mike McGoldrick Band, Dick Gaughan, Eliza Carthy Band, The Loveboat Big Band and The Bevvy Sisters on their Debut album "St James Sessions". Her own group has featured on TV award winning BBC Scotland music Series Ceol Tacsi ,as well as an appearance on BBC Scotlands Horo Gheallaidh. Recent touring Highlights include a magical trip to Jodphur in Rajasthan for the 2013 and 2014 RIFF Festival, where Kaela and her partner James Mackintosh, alongside band members Ewan Macpherson and Patsy Reid, performed on the main stage alongside and incredible group of tradition bearer Rajasthani musicians from the Khan family, to make an extraordinary musical colaboration. Check it out in the clip here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FLN9tPZ8O8 Menagerie is Kaela's debut solo album. Kaela Rowan's second solo album, The Fruited Thorn, is out on 5 August. Available to download at Bandcamp now, along with her debut release Menagerie.