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About Julie
‘If snow could sing, it would sing like Julie Fowlis…’
…this is how her pure Northern voice was recently described by acclaimed nature writer Robert Macfarlane.Hailing from the Outer Hebrides and now based in the Highlands, Julie Fowlis is a multi-award winning singer whose music is deeply influenced by the Hebridean islands where she grew up and by the Highland landscapes where she now resides.
With a career spanning several studio albums and numerous high profile collaborations, her ‘crystalline’ and ‘intoxicating’ vocals have enchanted audiences around the world.
She will forever be recognised for singing the theme songs to ‘Brave’, Disney Pixar’s Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA winning animated film, set in the ancient highlands of Scotland.One of this songs was long listed for an Oscar in 2013.A winner of ‘Folk Singer of the Year’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Julie has graced stages around the world, from village halls in the Highlands to Carnegie Hall in New York, the Mozart Concert Hall in Vienna, The Philharmonie de Paris, Shakespeare’s Globe in London
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Julie Fowlis Profile
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Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist Julie Fowlis is Gaelic music's brightest star
Renowned for singing traditional songs in Scottish Gaelic, Julie Fowlis has surprised her many fans with her latest album alterum, as it is the first to include songs sung in the English language. Her stunningly pure vocals remain unchanged however, as does her dedication to her native Gaelic tradition. Fowlis boasts an impressive career that spans ten years and also includes winning numerous awards (Scots Trad Music Awards and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards) and recording the title-track to Disney Pixar’s Brave.
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Julie Fowlis
Scottish Gaelic singer
Musical artist
Julie FowlisFRSE (born 20 June 1979) is a Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic.[1][2]
Early life
Fowlis was born and grew up on North Uist, an island in the Outer Hebrides, in a Gaelic-speaking community.[citation needed] Her mother was a Gaelic-speaking islander from a family of fishermen and crofters which originated on the remote island of Heisgeir,[3] while her father was originally from Pitlochry on mainland Scotland. Her parents ran a hotel for many years on North Uist. She moved with her parents to Ross-shire on the mainland when she was 15 years old after her father took a new job. The family lived in Strathpeffer and Fowlis finished her secondary education at Dingwall Academy.[4][5][6] She attended the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and studied the oboe and the English horn. She graduated in 2000 with a BA in Applied Music. After university, Fowlis attended the Gaelic language col
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