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 Lauren MacColl's Profile |
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'..........spellbinding and starkly beautiful!' |
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| Location: | Glasgow/Black Isle, |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | Jun 8, 2008 (574 days back) |
About Me |
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WHEN LEAVES FALL, "An Exquisite Debut!" (Irish Music Magazine) AVAILABLE TO BUY DIRECT FROM LAUREN, HERE- " At times ethereal and at others, foot-stompingly riotous!" ***** (The Herald, January 2008) " Her playing is brimming with poise and elegance, that almost makes time stand still with its utter beauty." (Folking.com, April 2007) Since winning the prestigious BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 2005, Lauren MacColl has gone from strength to strength fronting her trio with Barry Reid (Croft No. 5) and Mhairi Hall. Fiddle led, with the driving combination of piano and guitar, they take you on a musical journey from rousing Highland strathspeys and reels, to emotive Gaelic airs, and their debut record was voted one of Celtic Connections 'Classic Albums' in 2008. A highland dancer from the age of 4, MacColl's passion for pipe music was instilled in her from an early age and is reflected in her repertoire today, and as a trio they have developed a sound which has been described as "Spellbinding... Starkly beautiful." (Taplas Magazine) Largely self-taught, and through the summer schools of the Feisean movement in Ross-shire, she was immersed in the rich and vibrant culture of her home area whilst brought up on a staple diet of Phil and Aly tapes. In her relatively short career her playing has taken her far and wide, and to gig with, amongst others, Calum Stewart, Julie Fowlis, Finlay MacDonald Band, the late, legendary Calum Kennedy and Donald Shaw's Hogmanay Live Harvest band. While completing her studies at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Lauren received a Dewar Arts Award to fund the recording of her debut album, released to critical acclaim on her own label (Make Believe Records) in March 2007. The album features her trio with guest Luke Daniels, (accordion) and has met with praise from all corners of the globe. ? A standout recording! (Penguin EggsMagazine, Canada, Oct 2007) Lauren is currently touring with her trio, and with the newly formed ‘Calum Stewart 3’, alongside guesting with many others and continuing her passion for teaching . Catch her live to see what Rob Adams (The Herald) meant when he said, ?'Her slow airs may well make you cry, her dance sets are invigorating.?'(April 07) I got my layout at Cleanupmyspace.com |
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Music:Member Since: 3/20/2006Band Website: laurenmaccoll.co.uk Band Members: The lovely people I get to play music with are: Barry Reid (guitar) check his profile out under my 'friends' list Mhairi Hall (piano) check her page out too! 'When Leaves Fall' also features the lovely playing of Luke Daniels on accordion on 3 tracks. I'm a member of the 'Calum Stewart 3' with Calum, and Andy May. 'Roslin Castle' on the music player here is taken from Calum's debut album 'Earlywood', which has just been released!!! Influences: Things I like to listen to and things that influence/ have influenced me are: silly wizard autumn phil and aly gaelic song james scott skinner the old and wise, 'secret people' by capercaillie pipes winnie horan and solas all my musical friends...and non musical ones!!! I enjoy the playing of: karen tweed's may monday project the gorgeous singing of kathleen macinnes vasen alison krauss's 'forget about it' tommy o'sullivan the last night's fun lads maeve mackinnon damien rice's cold water track majorstuen mindy smith and lots of others!!! Sounds Like: the sound clips Record Label: MAKE BELIEVE RECORDS- MBR1CD Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Folk / Acoustic / Alternative) |
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Reviews |
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| We'd had a few reviews for the album, so here they are for you,xTHE HERALD (Sat 10th March)When Leaves Fall - Lauren MacColl(Make Believe Records)£12.99 ****It's easy to hear why the judges picked fid... Posted by Lauren MacColl on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 06:06:00 PST |
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Two new tracks |
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| I've put up two more tracks from the album, The title track 'When Leaves Fall' and a set of Jigs 'A Gallop to Kinross'. I've taken off 'The colonel' as it was a really old demo track, but a new and v... Posted by Lauren MacColl on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:06:00 PST |
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Album is 'Clàr na Seachdain'! |
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| When Leaves Fall is 'Clàr na Seachdain' (Cd of the Week) this week on Caithream Ciùil, 103-105FM Radio Nan Gaidheal! Listen in for some classic old music, and blethers 2-4pm on weekdays, a show where ... Posted by Lauren MacColl on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:51:00 PST |
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'When Leaves Fall' available to buy direct from Lauren! |
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| Delighted to say the album is now available direct from my website here . You can pay safely through paypal, and you do not need an account with them to do so. The price is inclusive of postage and p... Posted by Lauren MacColl on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:29:00 PST |
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ALBUM LAUNCH - THURS 8TH MARCH |
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| HelloJust a wee note to say we're very excited to have the album in our hands and to be launching it officially on the 8th March in Terminal, 222-226 West Regent Street Glasgow from 8pm. There will be... Posted by Lauren MacColl on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:38:00 PST |
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pre-release track from 'when leaves fall' on my wee space |
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| Hello!!Have just put up a track from my debut solo album, due for release in a couple of weeks time on my own label, Make Believe Records.The track is called 'Salt Fish and Dumplings' which is the sec... Posted by Lauren MacColl on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 03:54:00 PST |
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album!!! |
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| thats the album finished!!!! all recording done, and mixing, its getting mastered next wed and will hopefully be out in time for celtic connections. but thats a hopefully and not a definately!! Delig... Posted by Lauren MacColl on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:46:00 PST |
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first and probably last post |
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| still only getting to grips with this myspace stuff, so this will be my first blog. rehearsing just now for my first album which should be out in january but that sounds a bit hopeful to me!... we'll... Posted by Lauren MacColl on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:56:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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SPAD, Fiddlers' Bid, Mhairi Hall, Sarah-Jane Summers, Calum Stewart, Cromarty Old Brewery, Finlay MacDonald Band, Last Nights Fun, Julie Fowlis, Catriona Macdonald, Katie Doherty, Maeve Mackinnon, The Short Story Club, Graeme Stephen, bella hardy, Susanne Lundeng, Dòchas, Duncan Chisholm, Martin O'Neill, charlie mCKerron, Coda Music, andymay, Sigrid Moldestad, Jenna Reid, Laura-Beth Salter, Kathleen MacInnes, Bruce Macgregor, MusiKreativ.com, Alyth, Maltavern, Toein’ in the Dark, -MikkieFB-, Margaret Stewart, Lori, The Popes, Donal O’Connor, Covalblú, SÃlvio Lamanche, El Mastaba per la musica popolare egiziana, McNando, Backline Photography, Leith Folk Club, António Barbosa, MARCO GIROLAMI Photographer, Archie MacFarlane Photography, Josemariamoure, 淑虎 -Sumiko-　, Damien McGeehan, Lieve Photography, Jenn Butterworth, KatsKoo, www.Strings.ie, John Slavin, Valley Arc, Kurt, Liam Bradley, Lee, Jonas Liesenfeld, Bellevue Rendezvous, Giovanni, NeffBros, Glen Urquhart Public Hall, DeadGoodSounds, Jim ( Elven )
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