Ainsley is a Scottish songwriter and singer and also part of folk groups Fourth Moon and Barluath. She was named as a BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Finalist in 2014/15, and nominated for Gaelic Singer of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. Ainsley  recently represented Scotland at Eurovision Choir of the Year 2019 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

She has appeared at folk festivals such as The Festival Interceltique de Lorient, and Celtic Connections since 2010, along with many others in Britain and abroad with Barluath, The Unusual Suspects and Fourth Moon. Other releases include ‘Source’ & ‘At Dawn of Day’ by Barluath amongst many more single releases and collaborations.

Ainsley Hamill’s first solo release ‘Belle of the Ball’, comprising of her own self-penned songs inspired by her home surroundings of Scotland, the people that surround her and Traditional Scottish Gaelic Songs.

This release features:

Ainsley Hamill – Lead Vocal, Harmonium

Toby Shaer – Guitar, Mandolin, Cittern, Fiddle, Flute, Harmonium

Evan Carson – Percussion, Drum Kit

Graham Coe – Cello

Lucy Hart – Backing Vocals

Jon Hart – Double Bass

Produced by Ainsley Hamill & Toby Shaer

Engineered and mixed by Jon Hart

Mastered by Josh Clark at Get Real Audio

“Ainsley Hamill’s stirring voice could compete with anyone at Celtic Connections” Pat Byrne, The Voice of Ireland

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