It has been an exciting year for Stranraer singer, Robyn Stapleton.
Since being crowned BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician 2014, her feet have barely touched the ground.
And the Fullarton Theatre in Castle Douglas is the venue for a very special, intimate concert on Friday, August 7.
Described as having one of the finest voices in Scottish music, with a uniquely pure tone, wonderful control and an empathy and sensitivity for traditional songs, Robyn has performed live on BBC television, as part of the Commonwealth Games and to an audience of 8,000 at Proms in the Park with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
This year she was awarded Person of the Year at the Dumfries and Galloway Life Awards and nominated for Scots Singer of the Year at the Trad Music Awards.
Robyn is also involved in an historically significant song project which was commissioned by the 2015 Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival. Macmath: The Silent Page, featuring Robyn and six of Scotland’s most respected trad musicians, held its world premiere in Stranraer at the end of May to the delight of an enraptured audience.
And it was on June 6, in her home town, that Robyn launched her much-anticipated debut album: Fickle Fortune.
Released last month by Laverock Records, the album features songs of Robyn’s Scottish and Irish heritage, in the Scots, English and Gaelic language and is already accruing a list of great reviews from the national and local press.
Robyn will be performing the traditional songs of Scottish and Irish heritage and songs from Fickle Fortune. She will be performing with three of Scotland’s finest folk musicians: Alistair Paterson (piano), Kristan Harvey (fiddle) and Aaron Jones (guitar and bouzouki). The concert begins at 7.30pm and tickets are available from the venue: www.thefullarton.co.uk
STRANRAER’S ROBYN STAPLETON HEADS EAST TO CASTLE DOUGLAS
