Marry Me Now - Music

Ailie Robertson Is A Musician In The Broadest Sense Composer Arranger Teacher Improviser And Harp Virtuoso. “Her Synthesis Of Irish Scottish And Contemporary Harping Technique Into An Individual Style Represents The Realization Of Otherwise Unimagined Possibilities For The Celtic Harp” Niall Keegan 2006 . By 24 Years Of Age She Already Has Some Of The Most Impressive Credentials In The Scottish Harp World. A 5-Time National Mod Gold Medalist She Was Also A Finalist In The BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician Of The Year 2008 1st Prizewinner At The Inaugural London Harp Competition And Best Overall Musician At The Edinburgh Competition Festival. In 2006 She Gained A 1st Class MA In Irish Music Performance From The IWAMD. She Has Represented Commun Na Clarsach For Scotland At The Pan Celtic Festival In Ireland And In 2005 She Was Awarded A Scholarship From The ESU In Recognition Of Her 'virtuosic Clarsach Playing' And Was A Winner Of The St Albans New Roots Award. She Played In The Scottish Harp Orchestra Na Clarsairean For Many Years Performing With Them At Two World Harp Congresses - In Seattle And Prague. Since Graduating In 2006 Ailie Has Been Going From Strength To Strength As A Professional Musician And Has Steadily Gained Recognition As A Performer And Composer. She Works As A Soloist For Yehudi Menuhin’s Live Music Now! Programme And Has Given Recitals At Events All Over Scotland Including Performing For HRH The Queen And Being Invited To Give A Private Concert To The Lord High Commissioner And His Distinguished Guests. She Has Played Alongside Many Great Irish And Scottish Musicians And Has Supported BBC Award Winner Karine Polwart. Notable Festival Appearances Include Sidmouth Cornwall Whitby The Edinburgh International Harp Festival St Albans And Many Others. She Has Released Her First Album With Her Band The Outside Track On The Bedspring Music Label And Released Her Solo Album "First Things First" In 2008. In 2010 She Received A Commission From The Scottish Arts Council To Write A 50-Minute Suite Of Music Traditional Spirits Which Was Described By Froots Magazine As “seamlessly Blending Traditional Classical And Jazz Influences To Create An Exquisitely Moving Little Masterpiece. A Future Career As A Film Score Composer Surely Beckons.” In 2011 She Won 1st Prize In The Scottish Chamber Orchestra New Music Competition For Her Piece ‘Le Reve Mysterieux’. The Work Has Been Recorded By The Ensemble And Will Be Performed In Their 2012 Series. She Was Honoured To Be Nominated As ‘Composer Of The Year’ In The Scottish Trad Music Awards 2011 And Was Delighted To Be Invited To A Composers Residency At The Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012. - See More At Http //ailierobertson.Com/composer/ read less