Chloë Bryce is performing at Celtic Connections festival’s The New Tradition: Rejuvenation concert on Saturday 22nd January at 1pm in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
We asked Chloë about the music they will perform in the concert.
I am a fiddle player from the North Highlands. Gaelic language and song were a central part of my formative years of learning music and I have a deep regard for the music, songs and stories of my local area. I learned traditional music largely through the Fèis movement and attending the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music. I went on to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, graduating in 2020 with First Class Honours in Traditional Music Performance. I currently perform with my trio, featuring Megan MacDonald (Eabhal, Heisk) and Luc Mcnally (Snuffbox, Dosca).
Recently, I have found myself writing music that is inspired by the landscapes of my home area, places that I have been unable to visit and have yearned for during much of the past two years. This music relates to a region of the north of Sutherland where I spent many summers growing up.
The piece is called Am Faire Àit’ – the watchplace. This comes from the name of a small peninsula on the north west coast, Faraid Head, thought to come from Gaelic words meaning ‘far out head’ or ‘the watch place’.
Find out more about Chloë at their website.
Thanks for Celtic Connections and Stonehaven Folk Club’s Folk In Crisis Fund for supporting this concert.