Ainsley Hamill with Sam Kelly and Toby Shaer
Ainsley Hamill with Sam Kelly and Toby Shaer
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Mix Heather Small & Julie Fowlis and you’ve got singer-songwriter Ainsley Hamill. One of the UK’s leading and most diverse singers, Ainsley has a long list of nods including the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Finalist and Gaelic Singer of the Year Finalist at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. She represented Scotland at Eurovision in Gothenburg and has appeared at folk festivals the world over, including the Festival Interceltique de Lorient, Celtic Connections & du Bout du Monde for the last 10 years and has recently been included in The List’s 2024 Hot 100, of the most influential Scottish cultural contributors.
With the release of her debut feature album ‘Not Just Ship Land’. Produced by BBC composer Malcolm Lindsay, ‘Not Just Ship Land’, Ainsley showcases her songwriting ability, inspired by the surroundings and unsung heroes of Govan and Glasgow. Ainsley’s new album will be released in Summer 2024 and centred around trad Scottish Gaelic, Scots and self-penned songs that are inspired by the Scottish landscape and people.
Hailing from the West Coast of Scotland, Ainsley specialises in song-writing and songs in Scottish Gaelic and English. Her love of Gaelic song was nurtured whilst studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Trad roots are close to her heart. With this new album however, Ainsley is exploring new sounds and ideas as she pushes out from these roots to create personal material that encompasses big topics close to her heart, including feminism and equality, while unearthing forgotten stories and places that deserve a voice.
For many years Ainsley performed and toured with folk band Barluath and made appearances with The Unusual Suspects. During this time, her accomplished song-writing skills were evident in Barluath’s two studio albums; ‘Source’ and ‘At Dawn of Day’ as well as various singles including ‘Touch the Gate’ and ‘At the Fair’. Ainsley is a current member of folk band Fourth Moon, performing Gaelic, English and her own material, as well as step-dancing.
Her voice thick with velvet and mirk…hovering between the comforting warmth of The Breath and the whip-smart forlorness of early Adele… Hamill has a big intriguing voice, it’s Scottishness ever-present. Folk Album of the Month March 2021 – Not Just Ship Land -The Guardian Jude Rodgers
I’m reminded of Nina Simone’s haunting version of When I Was In My Prime… The effect is absolutely breathtaking… This is an exciting, ingenious and highly original debut. (Not Just Ship Land) Folk London
Anyone listening to these songs today cannot fail to be moved and impressed (Not Just Ship Land) Mike Ritchie Fatea Magazine
Ainsley Hamill doesn’t put a foot wrong on Belle of the Ball, her debut solo release… a superb vocal, nuanced and passionate. Marc Higgins Fatea Magazine
Hamill’s refreshingly soulful voice, a mixture of Julie Fowlis and Heather Small, is very much to the fore. Allan Wilkinson Northern Sky Magazine
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The Whitchurch Folk Club is an occasional concert series focusing on traditional folk music. It takes place in All Hallows Church or Whitchurch Parish Hall as and when artists become available.
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Whitchurch Parish Hall, Whitchurch Parish Hall, 28 London Street, RG28 7LQ Whitchurch, Hampshire
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