~ About ~
“... there's a little Linda Perhacs and Vashti Bunyan in the delicacy of her delivery, though she sings with a singular clear-eyed intensity of her own.” - KLOF Mag -
Gallovidian folk musician, Caitlin Gilligan, hails from rolling hills and glens. Although now based in North-West England, her songs still echo the wildness of her youth.
Weaving age-old folk songs into sets of bare-boned and poetically-crafted originals, Caitlin demonstrates refreshing insight whilst simultaneously summoning the voices of times gone by. She draws inspiration from folk giants such as Anne Briggs, Nick Drake and Leonard Cohen as well as traditional vocal music of Scotland, Ireland and America.
Caitlin has played alongside artists such as Martin Carthy, Martin Simpson, The Unthanks, Sam Amidon, Rachel Sermanni, Emily Portman and Rachel Newton. She played her debut Cambridge Folk Festival in 2019, where she was a selected highlight on The Den Stage. In 2022, she toured with the highly-acclaimed folk-supergroup Tarren for a run of Nest Collective gigs around the country. 2023 saw the recording of five original tracks at Wise Tree Studios in Liverpool, to be released Spring/Summer of 2024, as well as nationwide gigs such as her sold out show at The Green Note in London.
“Scottish folksinger Caitlin Gilligan creates an array of truly timeless ballads, varying from good old-fashioned storytelling to the occasional protest song. A celebrated performer wherever she pops up..."
- RGM -
