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Julie Fowlis

BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award Winner 2006

About Me

Julie Fowlis is from North Uist, a small island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, now based in the mainland Highlands of Scotland. She sings in Scottish Gaelic and spends her time touring around the world performing Gaelic music and song. She is an accomplished musician as well - playing Highland bagpipes, whistles and even oboe & cor anglais. She was recently awarded the BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award 2006 for Best Emerging Artist and was also voted Gaelic Singer of the Year 2005 at the Scots Trad Music Awards. She is very chuffed about this and her Mam and Dad have the awards up in the living room. For more info or to buy Julie's acclaimed debut solo album, see her website www.juliefowlis.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/10/2006
Band Website: juliefowlis.com
Band Members: Julie is fortunate to get to play with lots of amazing musicians and singers. Her main partner in crime is the very lovely Eamon Doorley (bouzouki & fiddle player from the fantastic Irish band Danú). Julie and Eamon are most often joined by the multi talented John McCusker on fiddle, and to complete the sound, often call on an incredible array of musicians including John Doyle, Ross Martin, Anna Massie, Ewen Vernal and Martin O'Neill.Julie also gets the chance to play with the wonderful Dòchas folk. The people you would most want to go on tour with! See what they are up to at www.myspace.com/dochasmusic
Influences: Lots of amazing old singers from Uist, many of whom aren't around any more. The wonderful Mary Smith. Iain MacDonald. The Bothy Band, Iain Maclaughlin and Madonna. And my Dad, and his pal Graham who play guitars and sing when we have parties.
Sounds Like: "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 or Bjork" - Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2

"It's great. But I have no idea what she is on about" -Ricky Gervais
Record Label: Machair Records with Spit and Polish/Cadiz Music
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Streak Clothing

A wee note to introduce you to our great friends at Streak Clothing - the folk who make our lovely Julie Fowlis and "cuilidh" t-shirts and vest tops.They are a small independent company based in Glasg...
Posted by Julie Fowlis on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:49:00 PST

Gigs, gigs and more gigs!

Hi just a quickie - Dòchas tour just announced for October - dates in the Outer Hebrides (of course), southern Scotland, England (including 2 festivals in Cornwall and Yorkshire) plus a festival in Sp...
Posted by Julie Fowlis on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 08:15:00 PST

Galway, Cambridge, Harrogate craic

Just a wee note to thank everyone who came out to see us and who looked after us so well at Inverness Fest and the Galway Arts Festival last week - what a great time we had! Particularly good craic t...
Posted by Julie Fowlis on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:03:00 PST

New London Show announced

Hiya folks - just a wee note to let you know we can now finally announce our show in London this November. The show will be myself, Eamon and a bigger than nornal band (made up of friends and guests)...
Posted by Julie Fowlis on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:19:00 PST

Festivals, Radios and blethers

Hello folkies Hows it going? I am KNACKERED. Totally and utterly whacked. But in good form all the same!Hope you have been having a nice time folks - lots of you sending messages about your own sum...
Posted by Julie Fowlis on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:45:00 PST

Glasters & Outsider Festival Update...

Hey - just a note to say that myself and the lads will ow be performing a second show in Glastonbury - so thats Friday afternoon on the Acoustic Stage and then Saturday afternoon on the Avalon Stage. ...
Posted by Julie Fowlis on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:54:00 PST

Beth Nielsen Chapman

Well here is the latest craic - myself and the lads are very honoured to be playing support to the wonderful Beth Nielsen Chapman on her tour of Scotland, England and Wales this November. Myself, Eam...
Posted by Julie Fowlis on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:37:00 PST

Dòchas weekend!

Had a brilliant weekend with my buddies in Dòchas! We haven't played together for a couple of months so we were all looking forward to our couple of gigs at the Piping Live Festival preview/promo con...
Posted by Julie Fowlis on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:39:00 PST

"Bliadhna Julie - Julie's Year" TV Documentary

Just a note to let you know that MAC TV productions filmed myself and the lads for almost a year - coming to festivals, concerts and even into the studio with us, to see what it was like behind the sc...
Posted by Julie Fowlis on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:56:00 PST

Happy Days

Hallo there folks - just a wee blog as I have been somewhat absent the last wee while!Hope you are all keeping well and happy. Things are going really good at the moment, and I am looking forward to ...
Posted by Julie Fowlis on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:11:00 PST