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WINNER of 'INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR' at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Awards 2009!!
BRAND NEW ALBUM 'STREWN WITH RIBBONS' AVAILABLE TO BUY NOW FROM LAUREN'S WEBSITE. CLICK HERE TO BE TAKEN TO THE SHOP
The Album features: Lauren MacColl (fiddle) Barry Reid (guitar) Mhairi Hall (piano) with Su-a Lee (cello) Donald Shaw (accordion and harmonium) Chris Stout (viola, production)
"What an exciting talent she is!" **** SONGLINES
"it's on my 2009 top 10 list" Irish Music Magazine
"Stop-you-in-your-tracks-gorgeousness" **** The Herald
"Winning combination of elegance, strength and vigour" NetRhythms.com
" At times ethereal and at others, foot-stompingly riotous!" ***** (The Herald, January 2008)
" Her playing is brimming with poise and elegance, that almost makes time stand still with its utter beauty." (Folking.com, April 2007)
Since winning the prestigious BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 2005,
Lauren MacColl has gone from strength to strength fronting her trio
with Barry Reid (Croft No. 5) and Mhairi Hall. Fiddle led, with the
driving combination of piano and guitar, they take you on a musical
journey from rousing Highland strathspeys and reels, to emotive
Gaelic airs, and their debut record was named Celtic Connections 'Classic
Album' in 2008.
A highland dancer from the age of 4, MacColl's passion for pipe
music was instilled in her from an early age and is reflected in her
repertoire today, and as a trio they have developed a sound which has
been described as "Spellbinding. Starkly beautiful." (Taplas
Magazine)
Largely self-taught, and through the summer schools of the Feisean
movement in Ross-shire, she was immersed in the rich and vibrant
culture of her home area whilst brought up on a staple diet of Phil
and Aly tapes.
In her relatively short career her playing has taken her far and
wide, and to gig with, amongst others, Calum Stewart, Julie Fowlis,
Finlay MacDonald Band, the late, legendary Calum Kennedy and Donald
Shaw's Hogmanay Live Harvest band.
While completing her studies at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music
and Drama, Lauren received a Dewar Arts Award to fund the recording
of her debut album, released to critical acclaim on her own label
(Make Believe Records) in March 2007. The album features her trio
with guest Luke Daniels, (accordion) and has met with praise from all
corners of the globe. A standout recording! (Penguin EggsMagazine, Canada,
Oct 2007)
Lauren is currently touring with her trio, and with the newly formed
‘Calum Stewart 3’, alongside guesting with many others and continuing
her passion for teaching . Catch her live to see what Rob Adams (The
Herald) meant when he said, 'Her slow airs may well make you cry, her
dance sets are invigorating.'(April 07)
