Julie Fowlis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julie Fowlis is a Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist, who sings in Scottish Gaelic. She grew up in North Uist, a small island in the Outer Hebrides, in a Gaelic speaking community, and has been involved in singing, piping and dancing since she was a child.
She is a member of the successful Scottish sextet, Dòchas, who were voted winners of Best Newcomer award at the Scots Trad Music Awards in 2004, where Julie herself was nominated for the Best Gaelic Singer award.
In 2005, Julie Fowlis released her first solo album Mar a Tha Mo Chridhe ("As My Heart Is"). The album was produced by Iain MacDonald and Julie Fowlis. Her second solo album cuilidh was released in March 2007.
Julie Fowlis won the Horizon award at the 2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and has been nominated for the Folk Singer of the Year award at the 2007 awards.
[edit] Solo discography
- Mar a Tha Mo Chridhe (2005)
- Cuilidh (2007)
[edit] External links
- Julie Fowlis official website
- Julie Fowlis on MySpace
- Dòchas offical website
- Julie Fowlis performing: Winner of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award 2006
 |
This biographical article about a British singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
