Lauren MacColl

{{Short description|Scottish fiddle player}} {{Use dmy dates |date=October 2021}} {{Use British English |date=October 2021}} '''Lauren MacColl''' is a Scottish fiddle player from Fortrose.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohr |first=Michael |url=http://www.ru.org/index.php/music-reviews/279-lauren-maccoll-interview-and-cd-review |title=Lauren MacColl: Interview and CD review |website=Renaissance Universal |access-date=2021-10-10}}</ref> She has released three solo albums as well as a duet album with flute player Calum Stewart. MacColl is a member of the fiddle quartet RANT<ref>{{cite news |last1=Denselow |first1=Robin |author1-link=Robin Denselow |title=Rant: Reverie review – exuberant mix of ancient and modern |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/19/rant-reverie-review-scottish-fok-violin-cd |access-date=10 October 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=2016-05-19}}</ref> and contemporary folk band Salt House.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jobson |first1=Jonny |title=Scottish band Salt House make music for the whole world |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/18250675.scottish-band-salt-house-make-music-whole-world/ |access-date=10 October 2021 |work=The National |date=2020-02-21}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Solo albums=== *''When Leaves Fall'' (2007) *''Strewn With Ribbons'' (2009) *''The Seer'' (2017) *''Landskein'' (2020) *''Haar'' (2023)

===With Heal & Harrow=== *''Heal & Harrow'' (2022)

===With Calum Stewart=== *''Wooden Flute & Fiddle'' (2012)

===With RANT=== *''RANT'' (2014) *''Reverie'' (2016) *''The Portage'' (2019)

===With Salt House=== *''Lay Your Dark Low'' (2013) *''Undersong'' (2018) *''Huam'' (2020) *''Working for Zeus (EP)'' (2021)

==Awards== *BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award 2004<ref>{{cite web |title=Young Folk Award 2004/5: Interview with Lauren MacColl |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/youngfolkaward2004_5/interview.shtml |website=BBC Radio 2 |access-date=2021-10-10}}</ref> *MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards 2009 - "Instrumentalist of the Year"<ref>{{cite web |last1=McFadyen |first1=Paul |title=Scots Trad Music Awards 2009 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/scotlandsmusic/2009/11/scots-trad-music-awards-2009.shtml |website=Scotland's Music |publisher=BBC Scotland |access-date=10 October 2021 |date=2009-11-29}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website}}

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