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Pioneering her own brand of cosmic folk, Bróna McVittie both deftly reimagines traditional folk and crafts her own nature-inspired songs with a rich mix of ethnic and electronic instruments. Her debut solo album We Are the Wildlifereleased in January 2018, earned her a string of four star reviews from MOJOUncutThe Guardian and The Independent garnering high praise from critics including Nigel Williamson and the late Andy Gill.  

The album’s single Under the Pines was featured in Lauren Laverne’s best-of-2018 list. And before her WOMAD appearance in 2019 Bróna was interviewed live by Cerys Matthews on her BBC 6 Music festival highlights show. That year she also performed with her trio at Dublin’s National Concert HallGlasgow Royal Concert Hall, London’s Kings Place and the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival.

Her second album The Man in the Mountainreleased in September 2020 was Folk Album of the Month in The Guardian. Later that year Jude Rogers ranked it 4th in her 10 Best Folk Albums of 2020. In her words “You’re put in the place of a bird navigating wide open landscapes, absorbing light, space and air. This is music that takes you on its wing, and gives you fresh visions”.

The Man in the Mountain features notable collaborations with avant-garde Nordic composer Arve Henriksen and electronica trailblazers Isan. The title track, inspired by the local legends and lore of Bróna’s homeland, tells a tale of a battle between Irish and Scottish giants. While she breathes new life into traditional folk songs, following her immersion in the London Irish music scene (for many years she was lead singer for 6-piece trad outfit The London Lasses); she weaves her longtime love of electronica, jazz and improvisation into her own songwriting, which is harnessed in a deep reflection on the natural world.

Bróna released her third album The Woman in the Moon in October 2022. In May the title track was launched as a digital double A-side single – along with her version of traditional Irish ballad Tiocfaidh an Samhradh (Summer Will Come) – at a sell out show as part of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival in Belfast. Her latest double A-side single Your Heart Wants to Go released on 2.9.22 along with self-penned dream-pop ballad Living Without You. The 2022 UK album tour saw her headline venues in Birmingham, Manchester, Oxford, Brighton and Belfast.

Recent broadcasts include BBC Radio 2 by Mark RadcliffeBBC Radio 3 by Sara Mohr-PietschBBC6 Music by Iggy Pop and Gideon CoeBBC Radio Scotland by Roddy HartBBC Radio Ulster by Lynette FayEve Blair and Brian MullenRTÉ Radio 1 by Ruth Smith, RnaG by Cian Ó Cíobháin and Lyric FM by John Kelly and Ellen Crannitch; with international radio play in Italy, The Netherlands, the USA, Canada and Australia.

Dividing her time between County Down (N-Ireland) and Granada (Spain), Bróna draws on a diverse cultural landscape as inspiration for her music. She is supported by Help Musicians UK, the National Lottery and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

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