Scottish folk singer Iona Fyfe at Longstaff House

Aberdeenshire folk singer, Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest young ballad singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland.

Winner of Scots Singer of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2023 and 2018, and Musician of the year 2021, Iona has been described as “one of the best Scotland has to offer.”  (Global-Music.de).

Iona has toured throughout the UK, Europe,, Canada and Australia, and 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.

Iona’s debut album “Away From My Window” was held to critical acclaim and received nationwide airplay on programmes such as BBC Radio 2 The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio Scotland’s Travelling Folk, Take The Floor and BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, and premiered at a sold-out Celtic Connections performance.

Released in 2019, her follow up CD “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. ” 

Rolling Stone, France, called her a “Scottish folksinger, magical and charismatic.”

She was nominated for “One to Watch” and “Best Live Performance” at the Sunday Herald Scottish Culture Awards 2018.

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