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Award winning Scottish songstress Iona Fyfe returns to Fremont Abbey on July 29th, at 7:30pm.
Iona is considered one of the outstanding vocalists in traditional Scottish folk music today, and is rooted in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. In 2021, she became the first singer to win the coveted title of Musician of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards, and the title of Scots Singer of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards in 2018. Honoured at the Scots Language Awards with the title of Speaker of the Year in 2021, Iona performs both folk and pop songs in the Scots language, remaining true to her rooting in tradition.
Iona has 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. Released in 2019, Dark Turn of Mind is Iona’s first EP entirely in English and features six ballads and songs found in both Appalachia and Aberdeenshire.
Iona was also twice chosen to be an Official International Showcase Performer at Folk Alliance International’s Conferences, and has performed for the Library of Congress’s Homegrown series, as well as at iconic venues such as the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, and the Burren in Boston.
Iona has also performed at major festivals such as the Celtic Connections in Scotland, and the Interceltique Festival in Lorient, among others, and toured in the UK, Europe, Australia, Canada, and the US. Iona studied at the prestigious Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and graduated with a first-class honours degree in Traditional Music and holds an FLCM from London College of Music. She sits on the boards of several folk music organizations, and is now the Regent for the University of Aberdeen!
The Seattle Folklore Society is pleased to be co-sponsoring the concert with Abbey Arts, and there will be a ticket discount for SFS members.