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Folksinger Iona Fyfe s new song in collaboration with Aberdeen Football Club reached the iTunes download charts A NEW song released by Scots folksinger Iona Fyfe in collaboration with Aberdeen Football Club has reached the charts and garnered hundreds of thousands of views. The award-winning singer, originally from Huntly in Aberdeenshire, recently released a version of The Northern Lights (of Aberdeen) that was originally written by Mary Webb. The new cover of the iconic song was commissioned by Aberdeen FC for their 21/22 season ticket campaign. The video has already been viewed more than 225,000 on social media and briefly reached number 39 on the UK iTunes Download Charts.
Updated: April 30, 2021, 9:51 pm
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An Aberdeenshire folksinger’s voice has become the soundtrack to hopeful Aberdeen Football Club’s fans with her interpretation of The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen.
The song, originally written by Mary Webb in the early 1950s, is the latest single from Huntly songstress Iona Fyfe.
As part of Aberdeen’s 2021-22 season tickets campaign, the young singer collaborated with the club, who commissioned the recording.
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Iona Fyfe will perform at the next Folk at the Maltings online concert.
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While audiences await the return of live performances in person, a music organisation is hosting another online concert this weekend.
Folk at the Maltings virtual gig on Friday, April 16 will feature award-winning young Scottish singer Iona Fyfe plus New Roots finalists Callum Granger and Oisin Kisdon-Ireland.
It continues the St Albans Folk Music series of concerts in which young performers who took part in New Roots 2020 join more experienced performers.
Aberdeenshire singer Iona Fyfe has become one of Scotland’s finest young folk singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland.