This vocalist and songwriter galvanized the Irish music scene with her stunning debut album, Red Colour Sun, Produced by John Reynolds over ten years ago. Deeply immersed in the tradition yet completely aware of the edgier developments within the folk and world music realm, Scanlon is capable of making the oldest ballads sound immediate and fresh while granting newer material a timeless resonance.
As an activist and advocate for women in the music Industry, FairPlé founding member Pauline Scanlon will address the issues facing women in the creative workplace. She will discuss her new project ‘Mise ‘gus Tusa’ - a series of recordings examining the agency of women in traditional song and how the material relates to modern women from a feminist perspective.
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