BRÓNA McVITTIE with DANNY BRADLEY

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 folk and electronic instruments. Her debut solo album We Are the Wildlife, released in January 2018, earned her a string of four star reviews from MOJO, Uncut, The 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.

Her second album The Man in the Mountain, released in September 2020, immediately scored the much-coveted Folk Album of the Month spot 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. Her desire to steer traditional folk into the 21st century is borne out of her immersion in the London Irish music scene (for many years she was lead singer for 6-piece trad outfit The London Lasses) and her longtime love of electronica. Her own songwriting is harnessed in a deep reflection on the natural world.

Recent broadcasts include BBC Radio 2 by Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 3 by Sara Mohr-Pietsch, BBC6 Music by Iggy Pop and Gideon Coe, BBC Radio Scotland by Roddy Hart, BBC Radio Ulster by Lynette Fay, Eve Blair and Brian Mullen; RTÉ 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.

Bróna divides her time between her hometown, a small village in County Down on the shores of Carlingford Lough and her second home in Granada, Spain. In 2019 she performed with her trio at Dublin’s National Concert Hall, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, London’s Kings Place and WOMAD. She champions folk songs and tales from her homeland both in her own work and as leader of the Mourne Community Choir with support from The National Lottery and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

Bróna releases her third album The Woman in the Moon in the autumn of 2022. On May 7th she released the title track 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.

DANNY BRADLEY performed his first gig at the age of four,
when he sang a song about a tree to his kindergarten class.

Despite extensive heckling, he decided to pursue a career in music.

Danny is an award winning songwriter and accomplished finger-style guitarist who has opened for Jon Gomm, Tony McManus and Birds of Chicago. Born in the USA, but having grown up in the UK, Danny Bradley combines the careful storytelling of Folk music with the impassioned singing & playing of the Blues. Danny is currently touring his debut solo album, ‘Small Talk Songs’; an airy album of meticulously crafted songs and richly recorded acoustic guitar.

His debut album ‘Small Talk Songs’ is available now.

‘Small Talk Songs is an excellent debut album which holds the attention throughout and shows a depth of musicianship promising much more for the future.’ – Folking

‘Bradley’s guitar playing is a delight… A clear voice, and he is adventurous with his lyrics’. – Americana UK

‘For a debut album, this has incredibly strong notes of originality that will resonate with many.’ – Folk Radio

‘Enchantingly melodic… Stunning guitar skills. A wonderful mix of old school Greenwich Village folk and modern folk pop’ – Lemonfire Brigade

‘A keen eye for detail on the musical canvas’ – Liverpool Sound & Vision