Award-winning singer/songwriter Kirsten Adamson (daughter of rock legend Stuart Adamson of Big Country & Skids) is a rising star in the UK Americana circuit who summons the same heart-stopping purity as Sandy Denny, by way of Emmylou Harris and Kate Bush.
Since spending summers soaking up the atmosphere in Nashville with her dad, and singing on Big Country’s Driving To Damascus album, Kirsten has been steadily developing her own voice and songwriting, with indie folkers Aberfeldy, country rockers The Gillyflowers and Americana duo The Marriage.
Launched at Celtic Connections in 2023, her second solo album Landing Place (2023) is a glorious powerhouse of emotionally charged, beautifully delivered songs that bustles and glistens with echoes of folk rock and country gems.
For her trip to Shetland, she will be appearing with her band The Tanagers who have impressed the audiences and critics at many festivals throughout the UK over the past year. Richard Anderson (bass), Scott Forsyth (drums) and Jon Mackenzie (electric guitar) are drawn together by their love of harmonies and Americana providing the perfect outfit for Adamson's country style.
Adamson knows how to hold a crowd in the palm of her hand, her vocals are clear and powerful, her songs are strong, she is an all round entertainer
The Writers Room
Exceptional
Americana-UK.com
A talent to watch
NoDepression
I could listen to Adamson’s voice all day every day, it’s angelic
Maverick Magazine
Recalling the late Nanci Griffith… with an added edge
R2 Magazine
Find out more at www.kirstenadamson.com.
