Ainsley Hamill

About

Traditional Scottish folk with a modern touch

One of the UK’s leading and most diverse singers. Ainsley Hamill is at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts on Thursday 6 March at 8pm. Tickets are £16 | £14 Supporters.

Mix Heather Small and Julie Fowlis and you’ve got singer songwriter Ainsley Hamill. 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. Ainsley has appeared at folk festivals the world over, including The Festival Interceltique de Lorient, Celtic Connections and du Bout du Monde for the last 10 years. She has recently been included in The List’s 2024 Hot 100, of the most influential Scottish cultural contributors.

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 bands Barluath and made appearances with The Unusual Suspects. During this time, her accomplished song writing skills were evident in Barluath’s two studio albums as well as various singles. Ainsley is a current member of folk band Fourth Moon, performing Gaelic, English and her own material, as well as step dancing.

Ainsley performs with Sam Kelly and Toby Shaer.