Cardross singer Ainsley Hamill will be performing at the internationally-renowned Cambridge Folk Festival in July.
Partnering with Showcase Scotland Expo, the event will host the finest emerging artists from north of the border in an unparalleled initiative for English festivals.
Dozens auditioned for 12 coveted spots on the event’s three stages at Cherry Hinton Hall, resulting in a hugely talented and eclectic line-up of musicians.
Critically acclaimed Ainsley Hamill, whose 2021 debut album scored Folk Album of the Month in the Guardian, specialises in Scottish Gaelic and English songs, sung with an extraordinary voice which has been compared to Adele, Julie Fowlis and Heather Small.
She will join a stellar group of Scottish musicians, including Blue Rose Code’s Caledonian Soul Cavalcade who will close the world renowned festival’s Stage 1 on Sunday evening, in a fitting finale highlighting the huge impact of Scottish music.
Lisa Whytock, executive producer of Showcase Scotland Expo, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Cambridge Folk Festival in 2024, showcasing an abundance of Scottish talent, from up and coming acts to well-established, household names, as part of the incredible event.
“We hope the audiences enjoy the ppotlight and revel in the fantastic music on offer.”
Joining the rest of the Scottish line-up will be award-winning instrumental folk trio Assynt, all-female supergroup Birdvox, Stirling five-piece Constant Follower, multiple Americana UK award-winner Dean Owens & The Sinners, West Coast folk group Eabhal, up-and-coming six-piece folk band Falasgair, renowned vocalist Hannah Rarity, Ayrshire-based trio The Langan Band, Edinburgh’s Alt-folk trio Paper Sparrows and Paul McKenna whose band the New York Times dubbed ‘The best folk band to have come out of Scotland in the last twenty years’, and the exquisitely gifted Gaelic singers from Sian.
Head of music at Creative Scotland Alan Morrison said: “Cambridge Folk Festival is a major event on the European music calendar.
“The focus on Scotland in 2024 offers a unique opportunity to share our music with new audiences and showcase the high quality and wide diversity of our traditional and contemporary scenes.
“Creative Scotland’s support for Showcase Scotland Expo through National Lottery targeted funding has, over several years, helped a positive partnership with Cambridge to grow, and this summer we will see it blossom in full.”
Cambridge Folk Festival will take place at Cherry Hinton Hall from Thursday July 25 to Sunday July 28.
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