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| Fiona MacKenzie Trio | |
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16 June 2010 at 19:30
Open on Wednesday | |
| Venue | Talla Shomhairle @ Aros |
| Category | MUSIC |
| Description | Fiona MacKenzie Trio with Brian Ó hEadhra and Liza Mulholland. Fiona Mackenzie was born and raised on the Isle of Lewis off the west coast of Scotland. She has been singing and writing songs in Scottish Gaelic and English from a young age. Fiona has been performing as a professional singer since leaving her native island for university life in Glasgow. She has toured and recorded with the Edinburgh-based folk band, Seelyhoo, and continues to perform and record as a solo artist and with the groups Anam and the vocal trio, Mackenzie. Now a resident of Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland, Fiona's debut solo album, 'Elevate', was released on Linn Records in early Feb 2008. This album has been recorded with the acclaimed music producer, Calum Malcolm, and comprises of Fiona's self-penned songs in both English and Gaelic. Joining Fiona will be Brian Ó hEadhra (guitar and vocals) originally from Dublin in Ireland and residing in Inverness. Not only is Brian an accomplished traditional singer in Gaelic and English but he is also an acclaimed song-writer in both languages. He has toured the world over with his band Anam playing festivals, concerts, TV and radio. Liza Mulholland started out playing classical piano as a child, but has gone on to play a wide variety of music on piano and accordion in various bands over a number of years, including country, folk, cajun and Scottish traditional. She has toured throughout Britain, Ireland and France and is now starting to focus a lot more on song writing and singing. |
| Cost | Tickets £12, £10 and £6 under 16 |
