Shonagh Murray
Shonagh Murray is a musical director, composer/writer and teacher based in Glasgow. Her most recent MD credits are A Mother’s Song (Macrobert Art Centre & KT Producing); Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World (Kick Ass Theatre Productions Ltd, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022); Orphans (National Theatre of Scotland, Associate Music Director); Bairns in the Woods […]
James McKeon
James McKeon studied at Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester and Christ’s College, Cambridge where he was the organ scholar. He is currently Musical Director and Associate Musical Supervisor for Moulin Rouge The Musical in London, as well as Associate Musical Supervisor for the German production and the forthcoming Dutch production. West End shows as Musical […]
Genevieve Dawson
Genevieve Dawson is a songwriter-composer, performer, and community music worker originally from Edinburgh and now based in London. Her work weaves together elements of folk, jazz, choral and electronic textures. Her debut album was championed by BBC 6 Music and Jazz FM, and featured on Guy Garvey’s finest hour. Her most recent release what’s mine […]
Tony Maude
Shiori Usui
In 2011 the composer Shiori Usui was commissioned jointly by Cove Park and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to write a new piece. This work, Digested Resonance, was produced during a three-week residency at Cove Park and was performed as part of a public workshop with BBC SSO in February 2011. The piece is now in […]
Ranjana Ghatak
Ranjana Ghatak is a singer and composer embedded in the classical and devotional Hindustani vocal tradition. Born and raised in London, Ranjana has collaborated and performed with a host of celebrated artists including Nitin Sawhney, Jason Singh, and recently alongside James Yorkston and Jon Thorne (as Yorkston/Thorne/Ghatak). Her debut solo album, ‘The Butterfly Effect’, was […]
Shahab Azinmehr
Born in Tehran and based in Belgium, Shahab Azinmehr is a vocalist and virtuoso player of the tar – a long-necked, narrow-waisted lute-type instrument (from Persian: تار, literally “string”), found in many cultures in Iran, Azerbaijan, and further afield. With a background in the restoration of historical monuments, Shahab began his music career as a singer, later […]
Iona Lane
Iona Lane is a Leeds-based folk singer and songwriter. Fascinated by folklore and folk stories, Iona’s music is inspired by natural landscapes, scientific discoveries, human relationships and the supernatural, all tied together by a strong sense of place and a love for being in wild places. Her long-awaited debut album, ‘Hallival’ (2022) – named after […]
Cherif Soumano
Cherif Soumano is a rising star of the kora. Based in Paris, Cherif’s music is of its time, while being deeply and clearly rooted within the traditional Mande kora repertoire that his father passed onto him in his homeland of Mali. He has performed alongside renowned musicians including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Tiken Jah Fakoly, and […]
Malin Lewis
Malin Lewis is a musician, composer, instrument maker, educator, and musical director from the Scottish Highlands. They play a range of instruments including various bagpipes, fiddle and whistle. Malin performs regularly across the UK with their trio, Malin Makes Music. Their music draws inspiration from piping traditions across Europe and features self-penned tunes as well […]
Lucie Hendry
Lucie Hendry is a Scottish lever harpist and composer, based in Denmark. Interested in exploring the possibilities of the lever harp, Lucie is currently going about intertwining her folk music roots with influences from the Nordic jazz and wider music scene. Lucie’s upcoming debut solo album aims to take her instrument in new directions, with […]
Anna Ekborg
Anna Ekborg is a member of Sweden’s exciting new generation of talented young fiddle players. Drawing inspiration from her country’s rich fiddle playing traditions, Anna has built up an extensive and varied repertoire. In 2021, she released her critically-acclaimed debut album, ‘SOLO’. Nominated for a Swedish Grammy, the album has cemented Anna’s position as one […]