EVIE WADDELL

Evie Waddell is a Gaelic and Scots singer, clarsach player, and fiddler from Stirlingshire, who graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a BMus Traditional Music. She learned her Gaelic through the Gaelic-medium school system. At a young age she was involved in the intergenerational community group Riverside Music Project. Her interest in Scottish Music stems from one individual, Jo Miller, but also takes inspiration from Ivor Cutler, Martyn Bennet, Lisa O Neill and Rhiannon Giddens! 

In 2020 Evie performed with WHYTE in the play MAIM by Theatre Gu Leòr  using her skills in British Sign Language (BSL), acting, music and dance. Evie was a Danny Kyle Open Stage winner 2022. She released her debut EP ‘Leviathan’ on the 23rd December 2022. Waddell now works under the management of The Bothy Society starting 2023.