Pauline Scanlon
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Pauline Scanlon (born in Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland) is a singer of contemporary and traditional Irish music.
Dingle is a Gaeltacht, which is an area where the population's first language is Irish. Scanlon has been singing professionally since she was 15 years old. She has toured the pub and club scene on the Dingle peninsula with her friend and mentor Tony Small.
Scanlon has toured extensively worldwide with Sharon Shannon and has been featured on RTE's The Late Late Show.
Her first solo CD, called Red Colour Sun was released on the Daisy Label in 2004. (Compass Records in the USA) It blended traditional sounds with modern influences. In January 2006, she completed a new project with Donough Hennessy (formerly the guitar player for the Irish band Lunasa) along with Darrell Scott, Kenny Malone, Stuart Duncan and other musicians. The album Hush will be released some time in August of 2006, also on Compass Records.
