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Nominated in the best female category for the 2005 and 2007 Irish Meteor Awards, Ann Scott |has developed a reputation as an intense performer and firebrand songwriter. |Her debut album ‘Poor Horse’ was voted into the Hotpress musicians’ poll of Ireland’s top |100 albums ever, while her second album We’re Smiling has met with hearty critical acclaim|and a growing number of fresh converts. |Experimenting with unusual melodies, ideas and lyrics, Scott’s musical armoury consists of a |range of left-field guitars, newfangled synths, detuned mandolas and some quirky ideas on how|to go about playing them. |A prolific writer and busy performer, Scott has shared the stage with artists as diverse as|Blondie and Fairport Convention, slogging hard on the live circuit between Ireland and the UK.|As a vocalist she is in frequent demand, during the past year alone singing on records for|Kila, David Kitt and Mark Geary, with whom she dueted for movies such as Loggerheads and Steel|City. |In 2005 her electronic collaboration for the Earsugar Jukebox Label under the guise of |Cracklebox received a gracious welcome in the UK garnering plays and praise on XFM, BBC1 |and BBC 6.|Scott’s trump card however lies undoubtedly in her own work and in her instantly identifiable|voice. With this her second album, her own independent label, and the growing acclaim of fans |and peers alike, Scott continues to redefine and challenge herself as one of Ireland’s most|original creative voices. |
