Music World - Introducing... Aoife Scott

Aoife Scott is a Dublin folk singer with traditional roots. She bravely left a promising TV position to embark on a musical career in 2011. After winning ‘Fast track to Feis’, she didn’t look back. Aoife draws on influences from Alison Krauss to Kíla via Take That and Damien Dempsey. “He just blew my mind,” Aoife confesses about Damo. “The way he could sing in his own accent. He didn’t try and be anything but himself.” This realisation gave her an extra push to explore her own sound.

She released her debut album Carry The Day in January 2016. Co-written with Enda Reilly, the LP features six original songs and six covers. “Because it was my first album, i felt that i needed to put everything i’ve been singing over the last 10 to 15 years on it, because that’s a snapshot in time of me,” she explains. Ireland and its history form a substantial portion of the album’s direction. Songs such as ‘Down By The Shelleybanks’, ‘All Along The Wild Atlantic Way’ – which was written in 30 minutes – and ‘The Hills Of South Armagh’, reflect her home country’s impact on her music.

Aoife plans to travel to America in September, Germany in October and she’s performing at the Irish language festival Ravelóid in June. “Singing live is my favourite part of the job,” she admits. “Live music is something that resonates with people for years.”

See: Aoife Scott plays Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh, Cork on Feb 19, Gathering Festival, Killarney on Feb 20 & The Workmans Club, Dublin on March 4.
Hear: Carry The Day, available to buy on iTunes or aoifescott.com