Ailis is being mentored by Maureen Jelks. She was born in Glasgow and moved to Kirriemuir, Angus when she was 9.
Ailis is an experienced piper having played in pipe bands and solo competitions since she was 10 and has participated in many concert performances as a member of the National Youth Pipe Band in major venues throughout Scotland since the age of 14. Ailis also enjoys playing smallpipes/whistle in sessions and for ceilidhs.
She have always loved singing in the house but only this year was given the opportunity to sing in public on the Cairngorms Ceilidh Trail.
Ailis’s Blogs
The fun of singing!
I was just sitting on the train to Glasgow on my way to a band practice when I realised I had forgotten to write this blog. I remembered because the […]
Newport Braes
Ailis Sutherland’s 2nd blog. Maureen gave me a few local songs this week. Amongst them were “Tatties and Herrin’” a great wee song with a catchy chorus that mentions places […]
Oh, Dear Me!
I went up to Maureen’s last week to have a chat and discuss what we were going to do. She sent me home with her first album to see if […]