Julie Fowlis @ Ceol 's Craic
16 February 2007
Glasgow's Gaelic Club 2nd March 7.30pm
An Lòchran are delighted to announce that Julie Fowlis will be offically launching her eagerly awaited second albumn "cuilidh" at Ceol 's Craic the montly Gaelic Club at the
CCA (Centre for Contemporary Arts) on Friday 2nd March at 8.30pm (doors open to public at 8pm).
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Julie will be performing (with special support) songs from her new albumn, tunes shrouded in the historical folklore from her native North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. Julie's beautiful voice, coupled with an all star crew combine to create another spellbinding selection of traditional material gathered by Julie from the tradition-bearers of her homeland. CUILIDH promises to push Julie, and the Gaelic culture she represents, way beyond the wild shores of the Outer Hebrides.
Julie Fowlis burst onto the wider music scene in 2006 when she became the first ever Scottish Gaelic singer to win a prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Award. Since winning the Horizon Award for best newcomer, she has won the hearts of audiences around the globe, played every major folk festival in Britain, showcased in Texas and New York, and is in constant demand as a performer of Gaelic music. A mere eight months after winning Best Newcomer Julie was nominated for Singer of the Year 2007 at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
"For those of us who don't speak the language, Julie's records are like beautiful messages from another world. As enchanting, beguiling, and fascinating as songs by Kate Bush and Bjork." MARK RADCLIFFE, BBC RADIO 2
"Fowlis could be the first Scottish Gaelic crossover star in the making." DAILY TELEGRAPH
"It is an honour for me to sing these songs that have been so kindly passed to me by my family and friends. It has been a joy making this record with such talented friends old and new." Julie on the making "CUILIDH"
As part the evening's entertainment there will be a short preview of Julie's Year - a ten minute preview taken from an hour long film about Julie's musical journey which is to be broadcast later this year as a MACTV production for BBC Alba, Funded by GMS.
