Hannah Rarity

Hannah Rarity is a Scottish singer and songwriter from Dechmont, West Lothian. In 2018, she was the winner of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician award, and her debut album Neath the Gloaming Star was nominated for Album of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards in 2019.

Hannah Rarity
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Singer and songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2012–present
Websitewww.hannahrarity.com

Biography

Rarity was raised in Dechmont, West Lothian.[1] She joined the National Youth Choir of Scotland at the age of eight, where she developed a favouring of traditional music.[2] She studied film and television at Glasgow University for two years before switching to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2012, to study Scottish music.[1]

In 2015, she was invited by Phil Cunningham, the artistic director of the traditional music department at the Royal Conservatoire, and Joanie Madden, to tour with Cherish the Ladies, touring internationally with them for two years while completing her studies.[1]

In 2015, 2017 and 2021, she had a solo performance on BBC Scotland's Hogmanay Live.[3][4]

In 2016, she released a six-track EP titled Beginnings. Her debut album, Neath the Gloaming Star, was crowdfunded and released independently in 2018.[5] The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2019 Scots Trad Music Awards.[6] The album was self-published due to the lack of publishing labels in Scotland and the prevalence of musicians having success with crowdfunding.[7]

In 2018, she won the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician award.[2]

In 2021, she was co-musical director of the Opening Concert 'Neath the Gloaming Star' at Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow.

References
  1. "Ones to watch in 2018: folk singer Hannah Rarity". The Scotsman. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. "Singer Hannah Rarity wins BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2018". BBC. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. "MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017: Hannah Rarity". Hands Up for Trad. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. Clark, John-Paul (1 August 2019). "Hannah returns for Linlithgow concert". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. McFayden, Neil (21 September 2018). "Hannah Rarity: Neath the Gloaming Star". Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. Jobson, Jonny (28 November 2019). "The 10 Scots Trad Music Awards Album of the Year contenders". The National. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. "An Interview with Hannah Rarity". Folk Radio UK. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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