Robyn Stapleton

Robyn Stapleton
Origin Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Genres Folk music
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Vocals
Associated acts Alistair Iain Paterson, Patsy Reid, Signy Jakobsdottir, Innes White
Website www.robynstapleton.com


Robyn Stapleton is a Scottish singer who performs traditional songs in English, Scots, and Gaelic.[1] She studied music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the University of Limerick in Ireland.[2] In 2014, Robyn won the BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year award and was nominated for Scots Singer of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards.[3] Robyn was recently named an ‘Ambassador of the Scots Language’ by Education Scotland.

Discography

  • Fickle Fortune (1st June, 2015)
  • The Songs of Robert Burns (20th January, 2017)

References

  1. ↑ "Robyn". Robyn Stapleton. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Celtic Connections 2014 - Young Trad 2014 - Acts - Robyn Stapleton". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Scots Trad Music Awards 2014 nominees announced". Proper Music Distribution. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.


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