Ainsley Hamill

Ainsley Hamill
OriginCardross, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
GenresFolk music
Occupation(s)Singer, teacher, songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Websitewww.ainsleyhamill.com

Ainsley Hamill is a Scottish singer and songwriter from the village of Cardross, who performs traditional songs in English, Scots, and Gaelic. She studied music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where she obtained a First Class Honours Degree in Scottish Music, with Gaelic Song as her principal study. She was tutored by Kenna Campbell and Màiri MacInnes. Ainsley won the Silver Pendant[1] at The Royal National Mòd held in Paisley in October 2013. She has competed in a number of Mòd competitions and made it to the final of the An Comunn Gàidhealach Gold Medal competition in 2014, and 2015. Ainsley was also a BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician finalist in 2014/15, and nominated for Gaelic Singer of the Year at the 2015 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards.[2]

Discography

Barluath

  • Source (2012)
  • At Dawn of Day (2015)

References

  1. ^ "Silver Pendant Ladies Final Results". An Comunn Gàidhealach. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. ^ "MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015 – The Nominees". Hands Up For Trad. Hands Up For Trad. Retrieved 4 April 2018.


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