Aoife Scott

Aoife Scott is an award-winning folk singer and songwriter based in Dublin, Ireland. Born into the legendary Black family, Aoife is steadily rising to the top of the traditional and folk music scene and has long enjoyed success as an established artist in her own right. Fragile and ethereal one minute and strong and vibrant the next, her dynamic and profound vocals explore the emotional depths of her lyrics, leaving the audience entranced.

Aoife has a dynamic and profound sound, Her music has a broad creative scope but is largely influenced by her own roots in folk and traditional Irish music. Accolades include being named Best Folk Act at the Irish Post Music Awards (IRE), beating stiff competition in the category with the legendary Christy Moore, Dublin folk band Lankum as well as Limerick singer Emma Langford. She also claimed the award of Emerging Artist of the Year at the Live Ireland Awards (US) in June 2018.

Aoife is a true veteran of the Irish & Folk Festival circuit, having performed & headlined at dozens of festivals across the continents, including The National Folk Festival & Port Fairy Folk Festival (Australia) Mood Indigo Cultural Festival (India) Milwaukee Irish Fest- (USA), Festival Interceltique de Lorient - (France), London Feis (UK), and Temple Bar Trad Fest - (Ireland) to name but a few.

Other successes have seen Aoife and her cousins, Róisín O & Danny O Reilly from The Coronas, release their single “Grace” which hit straight into the number 1 slot on iTunes in Ireland, and gaining half a million views on YouTube with their performance from Kilmainham Gaol as part of Centenary on RTE1. Aoife’s single “All Along the Wild Atlantic Way” also hit the number 1 slot, knocking Ed Sheeran off the top spot and was named “Song of the Year” at the Irish Folk Music Awards in 2017. Aoife describes this song as her “love letter to the West of Ireland, a place where my heart lies”. She would later perform this single on RTE’s ‘The Late Late Show’.

Aoife’s debut album, “Carry the Day”, was reviewed with resounding praise. The Irish Times (IRE) quoted it as a “richly layered impressive debut album”. Folk World (EU) hailed her for “her beautiful crystal-clear warm vocals. Stylistically she successfully bridges Irish trad, contemporary singer songwriter and pop.”

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Praise :

“Folk singer-songwriter Aoife Scott has an indefinable quality to her luscious voice that simply compels you to listen ... and once you listen to one song the rapture is complete, you’re hooked.” - Folk Words

“An important installment in the legacy of traditional Irish music” – Irish Echo

“This Irish singer stands out for her beautiful crystal-clear warm vocals. Stylistically she successfully bridges Irish trad, contemporary singer songwriter and Pop. “ – Folk World

“A fiery passionate young talent springing from a fine musical family.” – HotPress

“Aoife Scott on lead vocals has a hauntingly beautiful voice” — GlasgowWestEnd.co.Uk

“Scott may only just have released her critically acclaimed first album, but her voice has a maturity that is reminiscent of both the English singer, Kate Rusby and Scotland’s own beloved Eddi Reader” – Ticketmaster.co.uk