Singer
and musician Shona Donaldson is one of Scotland's leading young tradition
bearers. The twenty seven year old from Huntly grew up surrounded by music and
dancing in the heart of North-east Scotland's bothy ballad country. Shona has
been a regular supporter of the various TMSA Festivals throughout Scotland,
being their Young Singer of Merit in 2004.
Shona’s
career highlight came in December 2009 when she was voted The Citty Finlayson
Scots Singer of the Year at The MG ALBA Traditional Music Awards. In February 2010 Shona was a finalist in The
Bothy Ballad Championships in Elgin, only the 2nd women in the
competition.
From
November 2009- April 2011 Shona was Singer in residence for Deveron Arts in her
home town of Huntly. This residency
enabled Shona to teach local songs and traditions at the Primary and Secondary
schools. Shona has also produced her CD “Short Nichts and Lang Kisses” ;
original songs in a traditional style as well as new tunes for texts from The
Grieg-Duncan Collection. It was released
in April 2011 to great critical acclaim.
As well as giving live performances Shona has
also taken bothy ballad and ballad workshops for the National Trust of
Scotland, Fife Council, Aberdeenshire Council, Blas and Scottish Culture and
Traditions teaching traditional singing to all ages and abilities and
underlining the importance of keeping our traditions alive.
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