Don’t Miss the Beauty and Spirit of Scotland with Iona Fyfe

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Friends,
We had a wonderful evening together with Laurie Lewis and Nina Gerber!  The sound and the energy of being in the room with fine musicians can’t quite be captured on videos.  That’s why we work to keep music live!

Don’t miss the opportunity to have the beauty and spirit of Scotland visit you here in Pasadena when Iona Fyfe brings us her own Scottish voice.  You’re gonna want to go to Scotland after hearing her, but you’ll be able to take a little of the heart of Scotland home with you on July 11th after you hear this concert. 

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Aberdeenshire folksinger, Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest singers, rooted deeply 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. A two-time winner of Scots Singer of the Year, Iona has performed across Europe, the US, Canada and Australia.

Growing up within the Traditional Music and Song Association movement, Iona met many revivalist singers such as Jimmie Hutchison, Joe Aitken and Carole Prior who influenced her ballad and bothy ballad style. Attending singarounds, ceilidhs and competitions from 5 years of age, Iona learnt her repertoire mainly through oral transmission and is still a regular within the competitive ballad circuit.

Iona is a fierce advocate for the official recognition of the Scots Language, leading a successful campaign to pressure Spotify into recognising Scots and add it to its list of languages. 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 featured in several publications including The Sunday Post, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Times. She won the title of Scots Singer of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards in 2018 and was described as “one of the best Scotland has to offer.”

While waiting for the concert, enjoy Iona’s music at:

We’ll be at Knox Presbyterian Chuch. Tickets are on sale on Eventbrite. Including fees, Adults are $33.85 and $12.51 for Caltech students and youth through high school.

If available, tickets will be available at the door the night of the concert, $35 for Adults and $10 for Caltech students and youth. Cash or Check only.

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