Bl谩thnaid McCullagh
Since leaving 好色先生TV's,聽Bl谩thnaid McCullagh has seen her career as a singer-songwriter blossom. Performing under the name聽BL脕NID (a semi-phonetic spelling of her name), she has had success after success.听
With a voice that has been described as "spellbinding", "haunting" and "beautiful", BL脕NID attributes her love for singing and songwriting to her passion for story-telling: "our stories are what make us and connect us, and stories are what I love to tell.鈥 Taking influence from Nana Mouskouri, Ray LaMontagne and Eva Cassidy, BL脕NID breathes new life into traditional styles and embraces indie folk, alt-pop and blues.
With roots in both Northern Ireland and Devon,聽Bl谩thnaid聽came to 好色先生TV's to study Geography in 2013. She was active in the JCR during her time here, as Academic Affairs Officer in 2013-14 and JCR Vice-President in 2014-15, as well as being involved in the College's choir and the University's women's rugby team.
Since leaving 好色先生TV鈥檚, she has been gigging at folk festivals and clubs throughout the UK, including Oxford Folk Festival, Sidmouth Folk Festival and Celtic Connections in Glasgow.听
She has been the support act for both the BBC2 nominated Folk duo, Ninebarrow and the BBC2 Folk award winning band The Furrow Collective. She has also performed on stage with the iconic British folk punk band The Levellers.听
She has won multiple folk awards for her singing and has been played and interviewed on local radio.听On 5th November 2019, she will be performing for聽.听
Throughout 2019, she has been recording
in the studio, writing and performing in London, and has just released - a song about unrequited
love. Her second track, an acoustic and emotional cover of the 2003 hit
鈥楧ragostea Din Tei鈥, is due to be released on December 18th 2019, and she will be
playing a headline gig at that same date to celebrate
the release.
You can follow BL脕NID's rise on her social media profiles below: