
ABOUT
ALICE ALLEN
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Alice Allen grew up in Banchory, Aberdeenshire and is now based in rural Stirlingshire. She was formerly young artist with the Scottish Ensemble and has performed live on BBC Radio 3 and Radio Scotland. Alice has recorded with many leading folk artists including former BBC young traditional musician of the year Robyn Stapleton. Her playing has taken her to the BBC Proms, the Wigmore Hall, Europe and India and she has worked with many of the country’s leading performing groups including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Ensemble, Concerto Calendonia, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, London Concertante and the Brodick Quartet. Studying with Hannah Roberts (a huge inspiration on Alice's own playing), she graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music with a first class honours degree (https://www.rncm.ac.uk/alumni-home/meet-our-alumni/strings-alumni/), and holds a Masters in Music with Distinction from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Alice performs regularly with fiddler Alastair Savage and was Chamber Music Scotland's Ensemble in Residence 2019-21 as one half of the duo GAIA, with violinist Katrina Lee. Alice grew up immersed in the North East fiddle tradition and each summer attended Natalie Haas' Scottish music camps on the Isle of Skye. Her playing style is deeply rooted in both the Scottish music tradition and the classical music tradition and she is tutor of Scottish traditional cello at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She is co-founder of the Scottish Freelancers Ensemble with GAIA partner Katrina Lee, and member of folk group LYRE LYRE, with Marit Falt and Patsy Reid. Alice is part of Seonaid Aitken's six piece ensemble and performs in a duo with guitarist Jenn Butterworth. Alice performs on an English Preston School cello, circa. 1780.
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GAIA
You can find out more about GAIA here www.gaiaduo.com
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RESEARCH
To discover more about Alice's research please read here www.pure.rcs.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/alice-allen
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SCOTTISH FREELANCER'S ENSEMBLE
For information Scottish Freelancer's Ensemble visit www.sfe.scot
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LYRE, folk trio
To find out more about her trio LYRE please visit www.lyresounds.com
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THE CURLEW
For information on Alice's latest album with Nyckelharpa player Gabi Maas please visit www.gabimaas-aliceallen-music.com
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REMOTE RECORDING
Please visit contact page for more information
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BASS FIDDLE SOCIETY
Alice's online resource for trad cellists
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