Brona makes a special Spring appearance in her hometown of Rostrevor ahead of her UK album tour. Come and join her for a magical evening in the beautifully restored formerly methodist The Church to enjoy live versions of songs from We Are the Wildlife performed with vocals, harp and electronics. Tickets include a complimentary drink and […]
Join Brona for her debut solo performance in Dublin City. This will be her first and only show in the Republic of Ireland to promote her recently released album We Are the Wildlife. Brona last played at Dublin City Hall with the London Lasses during the Temple Bar Tradfest back in 2013 alongside John Carty.
Brona performs in support of Robyn Hitchcock ahead of her UK mainland tour
An incredible evening of music at Modern Art Oxford, a night of Thai electronica, Indian classical meets British Folk and pastoral Celtic folk á la kosmische: Sebastian Reynolds - performing excerpts from his Mahajanaka Dance Drama project score Marcus Corbett with Nitin Gaikwad - British folk guitarist and Indian Tabla maestro Brona McVittie - Singer […]
Brona will share songs from her recently released debut solo album We Are the Widllife as part of her UK tour accompanied by Myles Cochran on slide guitar
As part of her UK tour promoting We Are the Wildlife Brona will perform a special show at the Band Room in North Yorkshire accompanied by Myles Cochran on slide guitar. Support will be provided by Nessy Williamson.
Decorated with a series of four star reviews folk chanteuse and harpist Brona McVittie is quietly steering traditional folk into the 21st century with her recently launched debut solo album We Are the Wildlife — a deep reflection on the interconnectedness of things natural and manmade, an album of duality and dichotomy shaped as much by natural sonic patterning as by human patterns of behaviour — inspired by rural and urban scapes alike.
“Electronic music, used judiciously, can serve the folk song well, particularly when it’s teasing out subtler textures in the tradition, noticing the smaller stitches in its seams. This is certainly true of the work of Brona McVittie” says The Guardian who describes her music as “Beautifully embroidered folk with sweetness and bite”; “A rare, and rarefied, beauty” The Independent; “Heavenly” Uncut; and “Timeless” Mojo, the album has aired on BBC6 Music by Gideon Coe and Lauren Laverne; BBC Radio Ulster by Lynette Fay, Eve Blair and Across the Line; and RTE Lyric FM on The Blue of the Night.
“McVittie takes her inspiration from W.B. Yeats’s idea of a kind of Celtic phantasmagoria which can be felt but remains essentially ineffable.” Mojo. Aside from her fledgling solo career, Brona has built up widespread international acclaim for her work with Irish all-female folk legends The London Lasses, a capella ensemble Rún and post-folk trio littlebow.
