Widely regarded as 鈥渢he greatest songwriter of her generation鈥� (Telegraph), Brit Award winner and three-time Mercury nominee Laura Marling makes her Celtic Connections debut in fittingly auspicious style. Tonight鈥檚 world premiere sees her fronting the gloriously massed ranks of the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, in stunning new arrangements of songs from her five-album catalogue.
She鈥檚 still only 26, but 2017 marks a decade since Marling first shared her music via MySpace. Ever since, she鈥檚 eluded easy labels with the same self-possessed facility that鈥檚 steered her many restive shifts in creative approach. Other constants have been Marling鈥檚 singularly versatile, starkly beautiful voice, her gift for melody and elliptical yet intensely evocative lyrics, frequently orbiting the ancient theme of female ambivalence about love. The evening will be recorded for future broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 3.
This event is promoted by Celtic Connections.