Nuala Kennedy

Nuala Kennedy
Background information
Born	(1977-01-30)30 January 1977
Genres	Irish traditional music, Indie folk
Instruments	Voice, Irish Flute, keys
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Compass Records
Associated acts	Will Oldham Oliver Schroer AJ Roach John Doyle Norman Blake Kris Drever
Website	http://www.nualakennedy.com
Notable instruments
Chris Wilkes Handmade Wooden Flute

Nuala Kennedy (born 30 January 1977) is an Irish composer, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland now based in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has released three albums under her own name — all on Nashville’s Compass Records.^[1] She has collaborated, performed and recorded with a wide variety of musicians including Will Oldham,^[2] Norman Blake from Teenage Fanclub,^[3] Cathal McConnell from Boys of the Lough,^[4] Oliver Schroer,^[5] John Doyle,^[6] and American singer-songwriter, AJ Roach^[7]

Discography

Fine Friday, "Gone Dancing", Footstomping Records, 2002
Harem Scarem, "Let Them Eat Fishcake", Vertical Records, 2002
Harem Scarem, "The Birnam Witch Project", Vertical Records, 2005
Fine Friday, "Mowing the Machair", Footstomping Records, 2005
Nuala Kennedy, “The New Shoes”, Compass Records, 2007
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, "Is It The Sea?”, Domino, 2008
Nuala Kennedy, “Tune In”, Compass Records, 2010
Nuala Kennedy and Oliver Schroer, “Enthralled”, Borealis, 2011
Nuala Kennedy, “Noble Stranger”, Compass Records, 2012
Nuala Kennedy and Michael Bryan, “A Wee Selection”, Under The Arch, 2013
The Alt, “The Alt”, Under The Arch, 2014

Awards

Nominated for Instrumental Group of the Year, Canadian Folk Awards, 2012^[8]
Nominated for Best Live Act, Scottish Folk Awards, 2013

References