Taken from the EP, Atlaness.


Atlaness is the debut EP by fiddler and composer, Vicky Gray. Originally from the Shetland Islands, she blends her traditional roots with contemporary approaches to record production. Vicky has toured extensively in the UK and Canada as a professional musician, performing at a host of major music festivals including Winnipeg Folk Festival, Glastonbury, and Heb Celt. She is also a founding member of indie-folk rock band, Dante, which received wide-ranging support from the likes of BBC 6Music (Steve Lamacq & Tom Robinson), The Herald, The National,  Artrocker, & The Scotsman.
This, her first solo release, is a partly a reworking of the tunes she learned from her late Grandfather, the notable tradition-bearer and fiddler, Gilbert (Gibby) Gray. 
Of the record, she states: 

“I still love listening to the old recordings of my Grandad Gray playing the fiddle and am fascinated by the history of the old tunes and the stories that go with them. He was a great storyteller and had an infectious rhythm to his playing. 
   My friend (visual artist) Jenny Deschenes’ family gave me an old recording of her great grandad, Glybie, playing some wedding tunes and talking about the old traditions that went with them.  His playing is beautifully ornamented and full of character. Jenny is also an incredible artist, and created the artwork for the EP. 
   By making a new recording of these tunes, I didn’t want to try to replicate them, but retell them.  The four track EP moves from a fiddle-only arrangement, to the last track (Tief on the Lum) which has no fiddle on it at all.”


vickygray.bandcamp.com 
 
https://linktr.ee/VICKYGRAY

Teif On Da Lum

Taken from the EP, Atlaness.

Atlaness is the debut EP by fiddler and composer, Vicky Gray. Originally from the Shetland Islands, she blends her traditional roots with contemporary approaches to record production. Vicky has toured extensively in the UK and Canada as a professional musician, performing at a host of major music festivals including Winnipeg Folk Festival, Glastonbury, and Heb Celt. She is also a founding member of indie-folk rock band, Dante, which received wide-ranging support from the likes of BBC 6Music (Steve Lamacq & Tom Robinson), The Herald, The National,  Artrocker, & The Scotsman.
This, her first solo release, is a partly a reworking of the tunes she learned from her late Grandfather, the notable tradition-bearer and fiddler, Gilbert (Gibby) Gray. 
Of the record, she states: 

“I still love listening to the old recordings of my Grandad Gray playing the fiddle and am fascinated by the history of the old tunes and the stories that go with them. He was a great storyteller and had an infectious rhythm to his playing. 
   My friend (visual artist) Jenny Deschenes’ family gave me an old recording of her great grandad, Glybie, playing some wedding tunes and talking about the old traditions that went with them.  His playing is beautifully ornamented and full of character. Jenny is also an incredible artist, and created the artwork for the EP. 
   By making a new recording of these tunes, I didn’t want to try to replicate them, but retell them.  The four track EP moves from a fiddle-only arrangement, to the last track (Tief on the Lum) which has no fiddle on it at all.”


vickygray.bandcamp.com 
 
https://linktr.ee/VICKYGRAY

Vicky Gray Music