On this weeks episode Simon K speaks to singer Pauline Scanlon.
They speak about growing up in Dingle, being Fungi's neighbour, how her love of music blossomed into a wonderful career and the current state of the Irish music scene and how women have to fight harder to get themselves heard.
Don't miss this great chat.
Pauline Scanlon is a vocalist and songwriter who galvanized the Irish music scene with her stunning debut album, Red Colour Sun, Produced by John Reynolds over ten years ago. Scanlon is capable of making the oldest ballads sound immediate and fresh while granting newer material a timeless resonance.
As featured vocalist with the Sharon Shannon Band for three years, as a solo artist, and as a member of vocal duo LUMIERE, Scanlon has entranced audiences the world over with her distinctly delicate intensity. Pauline Scanlon also brought her unmistakable vocal style to her second Compass release, ‘Hush’. Produced by former Lúnasa guitarist, Donogh Hennessy, and recorded at the Compass Sound Stage in Nashville.
As a vocalist, Pauline has performed and recorded with a wide range of artists including Damien Dempsey, Sinéad O’Connor, Eleanor Shanley, Karan Casey, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Andrea Corr,John Spillane and Seamus Begley. Pauline has been involved with a wide range of collaborative singing projects including ‘The Irish Sea Sessions’, ‘A Stór Mo Chroí’ and ‘Homeward Bound’ all projects involving the leading exponents of Irish song.
Pauline has just begun to record her third solo album this year. She has re-united with her longtime collaborator and producer John Reynolds on what promises to be an emotionally charged album of songs both traditional and otherwise!
Web: http://www.paulinescanlon.net
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bootbootism
Twitter: @PaulineScanlonX
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Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/pauline-scanlon/88657342
Spotify :https://open.spotify.com/artist/3n6h5gK81SaBzhlqJagENl?si=oFevLP7bTyyMmsM1xGXo_w
