About this Event
Scots Singer of the Year 2022 and 2024, Beth Malcolm has been surrounded by Scottish folk music from a very young age. Beth was only four years old when she first took to the stage at Kirriemuir Folk Festival to screech out ‘Ally Bally Bee’, and she has been performing ever since. A songwriter, piano player and singer of stories, Beth has established herself as one of Scotland’s most sought-after young artists. Beth was still early in her career when she became an award-winning songwriter: winning Edinburgh Folk Club’s yearly songwriting competition with her song ‘Choose My Company’ in her teens. A few years later, her song ‘Leavin’ Loch Leven’ won a national songwriting competition.
While she studied History in Glasgow, and then spent two years teaching bairns at a High School outside Edinburgh, she took the leap to pursue her music full-time in 2022. Beth released her debut album ‘Kissed and Cried’ shortly after, which received a 5***** review in The Scotsman: "Beth Malcolm brings passionate commitment to whatever she sings... the album bursts with warmth. Judging by this debut, a glowing future beckons.
"Now officially in her quarter-life-crisis-era, Beth released her second album ,‘FOLKMOSIS’ in 2024. An autobiographical collection of self-penned and traditional song, ‘FOLKMOSIS’ is set in scene by spoken word. Not confined by genre, Beth takes the listener through her early years, as she drives through a songbook from Perth, her hometown, to the red fields of Angus, to sing with her Granny. Next, the album sings of her angsty, heartfelt late teenage years, and first experiences of the ‘world beyond folk music’. Finally, the story culminates with a returning to the music of Scotland, and songs that brought Beth home to the sounds of her childhood. Performed live as a story, gigging ‘FOLKMOSIS’ represents a seismic shift in Beth’s creative life. Intrigued by the concept of gigging ‘folk stories’, she is currently writing album number three, which will also incorporate oral histories into her storytelling. Outside of her solo work, Beth has collaborated with many performers, including NITEWORKS and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Adam Holmes and most recently with electronic outfit LUSA. She has spent these past years gigging around Scotland and the UK, and further afield to Europe and the USA. Whether singing auld Scottish song, writing new stories, or belting out Joni Mitchell classics, Beth comes alive when she sings. Beth's music is not confined to folk, but the traditional influences are strong, and Scotland, its people and their relationships to each other, are her muse.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Cambo House, Cambo Estate, Cambo House, St Andrews, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00 to GBP 20.21
