10 July 2010
Royal Palm Stage
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18:45
Julie Fowlis
(Grande-Bretagne)
Julie Fowlis (chant), Eamon Doorley (bouzouki, violon), Duncan Chisholm (violon), Tony Byrne (guitare), Martin O'Neill (claviers, bodhrán)
S’il y a bien une artiste écossaise qui connaît une évolution fulgurante et à juste titre, c’est Julie Fowlis. L’entendre chanter est unique car elle propose ses interprétations talentueuses en gaélique écossais, langue qui n’est plus parlée que par 1 % des Ecossais. Julie Fowlis est également joueuse de cornemuse (highland pipes et small pipes) et de pipeau irlandais (whistle).
Julie remporta en 2008 le BBC Radio 2 Folk Music Awards après 3 nominations consécutives. Elle est une adepte des distinctions et autres récompenses mais le titre dont elle est probablement la plus fière est celui d’Ambassadrice gaélique pour l’Ecosse « Tosgaire na Gàidhlig », décerné par le Parlement écossais en 2008 : elle est la première personne à avoir reçu cet honneur.
Elle fut également l’invitée de Jools Holland (émission emblématique de musique live sur la BBC) et des célébrités comme Ricky Gervais et Phil Selway (Radiohead) en sont fans. Parmi ses nombreuses collaborations musicales, on retrouve des noms tels que Bill Whelan (Riverdance), James Taylor, Stuart Duncan, Liam O’Maonlai (Hothouse Flowers), Maireád Ní Mhaónaigh (Altan), … A côté d’un agenda musical bien rempli, Julie présente déjà depuis deux ans sa propre émission de radio, « Julie & Folk », sur BBC Radio Scotland.
Les amateurs craqueront pour cette voix exceptionnelle et cet art du chant qui la font compter aujourd’hui parmi les chanteuses gaéliques les plus talentueuses.
Julie remporta en 2008 le BBC Radio 2 Folk Music Awards après 3 nominations consécutives. Elle est une adepte des distinctions et autres récompenses mais le titre dont elle est probablement la plus fière est celui d’Ambassadrice gaélique pour l’Ecosse « Tosgaire na Gàidhlig », décerné par le Parlement écossais en 2008 : elle est la première personne à avoir reçu cet honneur.
Elle fut également l’invitée de Jools Holland (émission emblématique de musique live sur la BBC) et des célébrités comme Ricky Gervais et Phil Selway (Radiohead) en sont fans. Parmi ses nombreuses collaborations musicales, on retrouve des noms tels que Bill Whelan (Riverdance), James Taylor, Stuart Duncan, Liam O’Maonlai (Hothouse Flowers), Maireád Ní Mhaónaigh (Altan), … A côté d’un agenda musical bien rempli, Julie présente déjà depuis deux ans sa propre émission de radio, « Julie & Folk », sur BBC Radio Scotland.
Les amateurs craqueront pour cette voix exceptionnelle et cet art du chant qui la font compter aujourd’hui parmi les chanteuses gaéliques les plus talentueuses.
Dans la presse:
Gardensessions, (20/01/2008): Fowlis herself left the impression that if she had more hands she could have been a one woman show. She impressed on the whistle, small pipes, pibroch mhor, box and of course when she sang. Fowlis has the rare ability to hold an audience captive whether she is singing a slow Gaelic air, a walking song or a more contempory piece. She sang through a range of traditional Gaelic songs as well as incorporating a few from her new album. She skilfully gave a little background information on every piece she offered, engaging the largely English speaking crowd. Fowlis’s gentle Highland accent and sense of humor charmed the crowd. She had three standing ovations and the crowd would have been there all night if she had continued to play.
Whispering and Hollerin, (30/03/2007): Whatever your assumptions and ideas are surrounding folk's deeply-rooted traditions, this was a spellbinding performance from the genre's latest UK sensation JULIE FOWLIS. For there was absolutely no questioning the immense power of what proved instantly to be a drop-dead gorgeous set from this supremely talented Outer Hebredes' artist and a triumph of her chosen medium for singing songs that washed over any remaining shred of doubt. Tradition's choice really I guess, but even the deep-down truth that every genre of music can be illustrated with both good and bad examples left me unprepared for my compulsive and instantaneous attraction to this sensual and gravity-defying performance.
Evening Standard (29/03/2007): There are some voices that carry much more than a melody. They transport you to another place, give you goose flesh and make magic out of thin air. Julie Fowlis has just such a voice - and last night the Scottish singer left her audience spellbound with her supreme vocal talent.(...) This brilliant performance was made the more exquisite by her seeming unawareness of her virtuousic talent. Unpretentious, committed, musical and on the cusp of greatness - it doesn't come much better than this.
Living Tradition magazine: “Her vocal beauty and her passionate, engaging stage presence are such that the listener doesn’t need to understand the words to be able to enjoy her music”.
Folking.com: “The sincerity and passion with which Julie sings, goes beyond any language barriers and reaches through the depths of your consciousness to unearth the most intuitive of sentiments”.
The Observer: “Though Fowlis voices tales of intense rivalries between North Uist and South Uist, she could be singing about Rawlplugs for all we know . . .”
Daily Telegraph: The third highly anticipated solo album from “the first Scots Gaelic singer to truly cross over”
Whispering and Hollerin, (30/03/2007): Whatever your assumptions and ideas are surrounding folk's deeply-rooted traditions, this was a spellbinding performance from the genre's latest UK sensation JULIE FOWLIS. For there was absolutely no questioning the immense power of what proved instantly to be a drop-dead gorgeous set from this supremely talented Outer Hebredes' artist and a triumph of her chosen medium for singing songs that washed over any remaining shred of doubt. Tradition's choice really I guess, but even the deep-down truth that every genre of music can be illustrated with both good and bad examples left me unprepared for my compulsive and instantaneous attraction to this sensual and gravity-defying performance.
Evening Standard (29/03/2007): There are some voices that carry much more than a melody. They transport you to another place, give you goose flesh and make magic out of thin air. Julie Fowlis has just such a voice - and last night the Scottish singer left her audience spellbound with her supreme vocal talent.(...) This brilliant performance was made the more exquisite by her seeming unawareness of her virtuousic talent. Unpretentious, committed, musical and on the cusp of greatness - it doesn't come much better than this.
Living Tradition magazine: “Her vocal beauty and her passionate, engaging stage presence are such that the listener doesn’t need to understand the words to be able to enjoy her music”.
Folking.com: “The sincerity and passion with which Julie sings, goes beyond any language barriers and reaches through the depths of your consciousness to unearth the most intuitive of sentiments”.
The Observer: “Though Fowlis voices tales of intense rivalries between North Uist and South Uist, she could be singing about Rawlplugs for all we know . . .”
Daily Telegraph: The third highly anticipated solo album from “the first Scots Gaelic singer to truly cross over”
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